зіткнення

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From зіткну́тися (zitknútysja) +‎ -ення (-ennja). Compare Belarusian сутыкне́нне (sutyknjénnje), Polish zetknięcie.

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Noun

зі́ткнення (zítknennjan inan (genitive зі́ткнення, nominative plural зі́ткнення, genitive plural зі́ткнень)

  1. verbal noun of зіткну́тися pf (zitknútysja):
    1. contact (act of touching physically)
    2. collision, coming together, impact, smash (act of colliding; striking of one body against another)
    3. clash, collision (opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc.)
      Synonyms: колі́зія f (kolízija), супере́чність f (superéčnistʹ), су́тичка f (sútyčka)
      зі́ткнення цивіліза́ційzítknennja cyvilizácijclash of civilizations
      зіткнення світо́глядівzitknennja svitóhljadivclash of worldviews

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