col|li|sion

col|li|sion
col|li|sion «kuh LIHZH uhn», noun.
1. a violent rushing against; hitting or striking hard together; crash: »

His car was badly damaged in the collision.

2. Figurative. clash; conflict: »

There was a collision of interests on how to spend the club's money, and some of its members quit.

[< Latin collīsiō, -ōnis < collīdere; see etym. under collide (Cf.collide)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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