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10 Language-to-English DictionariesClash
/klæʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To come into conflict or collision.
"The two cars clashed at the intersection."
- 1
A violent confrontation or conflict.
"The clash between the rival groups resulted in several injuries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an imitative creation (onomatopoeia) in the late Middle English period, echoing the sound of striking metal objects together. Over centuries, the term evolved from representing a physical metallic collision into a versatile metaphor for conceptual disagreement, visual disharmony, and temporal conflict.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clash" is said worldwide
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Conflit
Transliteration: kɔ̃.fli
"Le conflit entre les deux équipes a été intense."
Konflikt
Transliteration: kɔnˈflɪkt
"Der Konflikt zwischen den beiden Parteien wurde laut."
Conflitto
Transliteration: konˈflitto
"Il conflitto è scoppiato durante la riunione."
Conflicto
Transliteration: konˈflikto
"El conflicto entre los dos grupos fue evidente."
Conflito
Transliteration: kõˈflitu
"O conflito gerou muitas discussões."
संघर्ष
Transliteration: sangharṣ
"दोनों पक्षों के बीच संघर्ष हुआ।"
冲突
Transliteration: chōngtū
"两者之间的冲突引起了广泛关注。"
충돌
Transliteration: chungdol
"두 그룹 간의 충돌이 발생했다."
衝突
Transliteration: shōtotsu
"二つのグループの間に衝突があった。"
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