Conflict

"Conflict" in Dutch

conflict

(clash or disagreement)

conflict

(incompatibility)

geschil

(clash or disagreement)

onverenigbaarheid

(incompatibility)

strijd

(clash or disagreement)

tegenstrijdigheid

(incompatibility)

conflicteren

(be at odds (with))

confligeren

(be at odds (with))

overlappen

(overlap with, as in a schedule)

strijdig zijn

(be at odds (with))

De-escalation Language for Difficult Conversations

Use wording that lowers tension while preserving boundaries and forward progress.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.