confliction

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/kənˈflɪk.ʃən/

noun

A conflicting condition; conflict.

OriginLatin conflictiō →
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Meanings

nounconfliction (countable and uncountable, plural conflictions)

plural conflictions

  1. countableuncountableA conflicting condition; conflict.

    It will also enable slower-moving freight trains to be recessed in the new down goods loop to await, if necessary, a suitable margin before proceeding to Stafford or Stoke and so reduce confliction with other main-line trains.

    1962 January, “Talking of Trains: Track re-arrangement at Colwich”, in Modern Railways, page 10

Origin

  1. Latincōnflictus
  2. Latinconflictiō“collision; conflict”
  3. Englishconfliction

Borrowed from Latin conflictiō (“collision; conflict”), from Latin cōnflictus, from cōnfligō (“clash; collide”, verb).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with confliction

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Cite this entry
APA

confliction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confliction

MLA

“confliction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confliction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confliction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confliction.

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