Meanings
- uncountableConflict resolution: the method and process involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution.
Origin
- Russianконфликтоло́гия
- Englishconflictology
From conflict + -ology. Rarely used in English. A calque of Russian конфликтоло́гия (konfliktológija), Ukrainian конфліктоло́гія (konfliktolóhija), Catalan conflictologia, and other language equivalents.
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conflictology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conflictology
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