clashing

clash

 (klăsh)

v. clashed, clash·ing, clash·es

v.intr.

1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise: cymbals clashing.

2.

a. To meet in violent conflict: armies that clashed on the plain.

b. To be in opposition or disagreement: an eyewitness account that clashed with published reports.

3. To create an unpleasant visual impression when placed together: colors that clash.

v.tr.

To strike together with a loud, harsh, metallic noise.

n.

1. A loud, harsh noise, such as that made by two metal objects in collision.

2.

a. A violent conflict or confrontation.

b. A disagreement or state of opposition: a clash of political ideologies. See Synonyms at conflict.

3. An incongruity or unpleasant juxtaposition of different colors or elements.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

clashing - sharply and harshly discordant; "clashing interests of loggers and conservationists"; "clashing colors" incompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"

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