clash
/ˈklæʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.97 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans."
- "Alone amid clashes of rain against the house."
- "In Anatolia tensions between state officials (ehl-i örf) and the peasants were strained to breaking point. At several places—particularly in the frontier provinces—there were fierce clashes between the janissaries stationed there and the governors. In Aleppo and Damascus incidents were common after 1589: the kuls threw rocks at the beylerbeyi’s house, killed people, broke into the divan several times and took the money prepared by the council for remittance to the centre."
- "Protesters took to the streets and stormed federal buildings. At least 77 people died in violent clashes between protesters and police and then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was forced to resign."
- "But they ran out of time and inspiration as Les Bleus set up a deserved semi-final clash with Wales."
- "clash of beliefs"
Etymology
Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Saterland Frisian klatskje (“to smack, slap”), West Frisian kletse, kletskje, Dutch kletsen (“to smack, slap, clash”), German Low German klattsen, klatsken (“to smack, splash”), German klatschen (“to clap, smack, slap”) and Klatsch (“a clapping sound; the din resulting from two or more things colliding”), Danish klaske (“to clash, splatter”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈklæʃ/
- British English: /ˈklæʃ/