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Conflicting   /kənflˈɪktɪŋ/   Listen
Conflicting

adjective
1.
In disagreement.  Synonyms: at odds, contradictory, self-contradictory.  "Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"
2.
On bad terms.  "Conflicting opinions"


Conflict

verb
(past & past part. conflicted; pres. part. conflicting)
1.
Be in conflict.
2.
Go against, as of rules and laws.  Synonyms: contravene, infringe, run afoul.  "This behavior conflicts with our rules"



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"Conflicting" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the greatest that has felt such moment, is it not miraculous and God-announcing; even as, under simpler figures, to the simplest and least. The mad primeval Discord is hushed; the rudely jumbled conflicting elements bind themselves into separate Firmaments: deep silent rock-foundations are built beneath; and the skyey vault with its everlasting Luminaries above: instead of a dark wasteful Chaos, we have ...
— Sartor Resartus - The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh • Thomas Carlyle
... bill which was before the committee two years ago when I was down there was the most stupefying jumble of conflicting & apparently irreconcilable interests that was ever seen; and we all said "the case is hopeless, absolutely hopeless—out of this chaos nothing can be built." But we were in error; out of that chaotic mass this excellent bill has been constructed, the warring interests have been reconciled, ...
— Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete - The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens • Albert Bigelow Paine
... both of which assume that the processes of nature are rigid and invariable in their operation, and that they can as little be turned from their course by persuasion and entreaty as by threats and intimidation. The distinction between the two conflicting views of the universe turns on their answer to the crucial question, Are the forces which govern the world conscious and personal, or unconscious and impersonal? Religion, as a conciliation of the ...
— The Golden Bough - A study of magic and religion • Sir James George Frazer
... As he stepped toward the doorway he looked back and encountered Miller's intent gaze. The Captain's gray eyes, their devil-may-care sparkle dampened by anxiety for Kathleen, broad forehead, and firm mouth inspired confidence. He looked a man whose word could be relied on. Whitney, harassed by conflicting doubts, and agonizing apprehensions, acted on impulse. "Come with us, Captain. We'll be right back, Kiametia; you and Foster ...
— I Spy • Natalie Sumner Lincoln
... leads to conflict, destruction, perhaps to chaos. Success in politics rests on an understanding of the chaos and its causes and an integration of conflicting forces behind specific programs and around ...
— Civilization and Beyond - Learning From History • Scott Nearing


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