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collision

noun

A conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

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Word length
9
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. A conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

    “A collision of interests”

noun

  1. An accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

    “Three passengers were killed in the collision”

noun

  1. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

    “The collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction”

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A collision of interests
Three passengers were killed in the collision
The collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill
The collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction

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