Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deconflict

/diːkənˈflɪkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-con-flict
IPA
/diːkənˈflɪkt/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change the flight path of a craft or weapon to reduce the chance of an accidental collision or conflict with other obstacles, the terrain or weather.

verb

To provide information to a military force in order to prevent escalation of a conflict.

verb

To resolve contradictory conclusions or responses to queries in a rule-based or deductive reasoning system.

verb

To alter (something) to avoid conflicting with something else.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English conflict English deconflict From de- + conflict.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːkənˈflɪkt/

Inflected Forms

deconflicts (present, singular) deconflicting (participle, present) deconflicted (participle, past) deconflicted (past)

Derived Forms

deconfliction

Questions

How do you pronounce deconflict?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːkənˈflɪkt/.
What does deconflict mean?
To change the flight path of a craft or weapon to reduce the chance of an accidental collision or conflict with other obstacles, the terrain or weather.
Where does deconflict come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English conflict English deconflict From de- + conflict.

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