different between conflicting vs irreconcilable

English

Adjective

conflicting (comparative more conflicting, superlative most conflicting)

1. fighting; contending; in conflict
2. Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
   • 1999, Herre van Oostendorp, Susan R. Goldman, The construction of mental representations during reading

     On the other hand, the more effective the current activation vector is in reactivating the conflicting information, the more likely the two conflicting pieces of information are to be coactivated.

Derived terms

• conflictingly

Translations

Verb

conflicting

1. present participle of conflict

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “conflicting”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconcili?bilis, from in- (“not”) + reconcili? (“I reconcile”) + -?bilis (“-able”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

irreconcilable (comparative more irreconcilable, superlative most irreconcilable)

1. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
2. Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 26

     I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

Synonyms

• (unable to be reconciled): hostile, hateful, antagonistic

Derived terms

• irreconcilableness
• irreconcilability

Related terms

• irreconciliation

Translations

Noun

irreconcilable (plural irreconcilables)

1. Something that cannot be reconciled.