different between conflicting vs differing

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

Verb

differing

1. present participle of differ

Noun

differing (plural differings)

1. difference
   • 1983, Robert Bator, Signposts to criticism of children's literature

     I knew nothing then of the great differings and philosophizings, the setting up and tearing down of fine lines technically and aesthetically between the two that had been going on among the devotees of each […]

Adjective

differing (comparative more differing, superlative most differing)

1. (formal) unlike, dissimilar, distinct

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:different

Translations