conflictogenesis

noun

The process by which conflicts arise; the genesis of conflict.

OriginRussian конфликтогене́з →
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Meanings

nounconflictogenesis (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralThe process by which conflicts arise; the genesis of conflict.

Origin

  1. Russianконфликтогене́з
  2. Englishconflictogenesis

By surface analysis, conflict + -o- + -genesis. Ostensibly most often a calque of Russian конфликтогене́з (konfliktogenéz).

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conflictogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conflictogenesis

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“conflictogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conflictogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conflictogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conflictogenesis.

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