Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metaconflict

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-con-flict
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conflict over whether or how to engage in a conflict.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You face this choice repeatedly throughout a conflict; it is so fundamental that parties often get stuck in cycles of metaconflict — conflicting over whether they will engage one another in the conflict."
"First, the metaconflict places severe constraints on political discourse. Second, it contracts the range of acceptable innovations and future arrangements."

Etymology

From meta- + conflict.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Usage

Inflected Forms

metaconflicts (plural)

Questions

What does metaconflict mean?: Conflict over whether or how to engage in a conflict.
Where does metaconflict come from?: From meta- + conflict.

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