Clashing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clash \Clash\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Clashing}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. klatschen, Prov. G.
     kleschen, D. kletsen, Dan. klaske, E. clack.]
     1. To make a noise by striking against something; to dash
        noisily together.
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     2. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to
        come onto collision; to interfere.
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              However some of his interests might clash with those
              of the chief adjacent colony.         --Palfrey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clashing
       adj : sharply and harshly discordant; "clashing interests of
             loggers and conservationists"; "clashing colors"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  129 Moby Thesaurus words for "clashing":
     acrid, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, ajar, alien,
     antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous,
     at cross-purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at war,
     balancing, belligerent, bitter, breakaway, caustic, colliding,
     compensating, competitive, con, conflicting, confronting, confused,
     contradicting, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive,
     contrarious, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter,
     counteractant, counteracting, counteractive, counterbalancing,
     counterpoised, countervailing, counterworking, cranky, cross,
     crotchety, dead against, despiteful, differing, disaccordant,
     disagreeable, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, disharmonious,
     disproportionate, dissentient, dissident, dissonant, divergent,
     enemy, eyeball to eyeball, fractious, full of hate, grating, harsh,
     hateful, hostile, immiscible, inaccordant, incompatible,
     incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, inimical, inverse,
     jangling, jangly, jarring, jostling, malevolent, malicious,
     malignant, negative, nonconformist, noncooperative, obstinate,
     obverse, off-color, off-tone, opponent, opposed, opposing,
     opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, out of accord,
     out of whack, overthwart, perverse, quarrelsome, rancorous,
     reactionary, recalcitrant, refractory, renitent, repugnant,
     resistant, reverse, revolutionary, rival, set against, sore,
     spiteful, squared off, uncongenial, uncooperative, unfavorable,
     unfriendly, unharmonious, unpropitious, variant, venomous,
     virulent, vitriolic, warring