clash

clash · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A violent confrontation or conflict.

  2. 2.

    To come into conflict or collision.

  3. 3.

    A loud, jarring sound, as of metal striking metal.

  4. 4.

    To make a loud, jarring sound.

  5. 5.

    An incompatibility or mismatch.

  6. 6.

    (of colors or styles) To look bad together.

Forms

plural: clashes

Related words

Antonyms: accord, agreement, harmony
See also: collision, conflict, confront
Synonyms: battle, collision, conflict, confrontation

Etymology

Of imitative origin, representing the sound of metal striking metal. First recorded in the 16th century.