conflation

[ kuhn-fley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the process or result of fusing items into one entity; fusion; amalgamation.
2. Bibliography.
   1. the combination of two variant texts into a new one.
   2. the text resulting from such a combination.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conflation¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word conflātiō. See conflate, -ion

Example Sentences

In this regard, we should recognize that confusion, conflation, and uncertainty are prerequisites for disruption.

From Time

In that regard, Radegast might have been a conflation of the god Svarog.

From Realm of History

Scientists on both sides of the invasive species debate agree this conflation is problematic.

From Vox

The problem with this conflation became clear when I looked into the building depicted in the aforementioned Camden TikTok video.

From Vox

It’s interesting that today, again, we have this conflation between critical race theory, in the same way that the burgeoning Civil Rights movement and communism were being conflated.

From The Daily Beast

Conflation of the words “intervention” and “invasion” needlessly stymie debate.

From The Daily Beast

Duggar is playing on the old and false conservative conflation of non-heteronormativity with criminal deviancy.

From The Daily Beast

The conflation of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments is nothing new.

From The Daily Beast

From a political perspective, the erroneous but strategic conflation of inequality and mobility makes obvious sense.

From The Daily Beast

Opponents saw her as a Trojan Horse for the ousted president, dubbing her Xiomel, a conflation of the couple's nicknames.

From The Daily Beast

The Academica, as they have come down to us, are a conflation from the two editions of this work.

From Project Gutenberg

For a considerable period we find a religion prevalent among the common people, which is simply a conflation of the two religions.

From Project Gutenberg

It is quite obvious that the story as we have it is a conflation of two versions of the anecdote.

From Project Gutenberg

Conflation is the combination of two (or more) different expressions into one.

From Project Gutenberg

Of these classes, it is evident that Conflation has nothing to do with Additions or Transpositions.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fusion
• pluralism