conflicting
/kənflˈɪktɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.63 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Fighting; contending; in conflict.
adj
Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
Example Sentences
- "To eliminate conflicting movements at the busy Brighton Main Line station, Network Rail proposes to rebuild the station with two extra platforms (from six to eight) and a larger concourse."
- "in the absence of all conflicting evidence"
- "On the other hand, the more effective the current activation vector is in reactivating the conflicting information, the more likely the two conflicting pieces of information are to be coactivated."
- "Of Sally Brass, conflicting rumours went abroad. Some said with confidence that she had gone down to the docks in male attire, and had become a female sailor; others darkly whispered that she had enlisted as a private in the second regiment of Foot Guards, and had been seen in uniform, and on duty, to wit, leaning on her musket and looking out of a sentry-box in St james's Park, one evening."
Inflected Forms
more conflicting (comparative)
most conflicting (superlative)