conflation
/kənˈfleɪʃən/
conflation noun: a blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
Noun
conflation (countable and uncountable, plural conflations)
- A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
- Facing a backlash over the use of the term “cosmopolitan,” [Josh] Hawley later defended himself against accusations of antisemitism on Twitter as “an ardent advocate of the state of Israel and the Jewish people.” But this conflation of the state of Israel and the Jewish people is the entire point....2019 July 24, David Austin Walsh, “Flirting With Fascism”, in Jewish Currents
- A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.
- The conflation of the legitimate and peaceful expression of nationalist beliefs with acts of terrorism and other crimes
Forms of conflation
| plural | conflations |
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Origin of conflation
Borrowed from Late Latin cōnflātiō, from Latin cōnflātus. By surface analysis, conflate + -ion.
Words formed from conflation
Words that rhyme with conflation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about conflation
- What does conflation mean?
- Conflation means a blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
- What part of speech is conflation?
- Conflation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce conflation?
- Conflation is pronounced /kənˈfleɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of conflation?
- The plural of conflation is conflations.
Words near conflation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: conflation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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