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clash

verb
  1. To strike together with a loud, harsh noise: crash, smash. See sounds
  2. To fail to be in accord: conflict, contradict, disaccord, discord, jar. Idiom: go (or run) counter to. See agree
noun
  1. A loud striking together: crash, smash. See sounds
  2. A state of disagreement and disharmony: conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare. See conflict
  3. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict
  4. A brief, hostile exposure to or contact with something such as danger or opposition: brush 2, encounter, run-in, skirmish. See touch

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