collision
/kəˈlɪʒ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/kəˈlɪʒ(ə)n/
kəˈlɪʒən
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -sion sound
kə - ˈlɪʒən -> collision
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
collision /kǝ'lÇʒn/ n [C, U]
~ (with sb/sth) ; ~ (between A and B)
၁။ တိုက်မိခြင်း။ ဆောင့်မိခြင်း။
a (head-on) collision between two cars ❍ The liner was in collision with an oil-tanker. ❍ The two ships were in/came into collision.
၂။ (အတွေးအခေါ်၊ အမြင်၊ စိတ်ကူး စသည်) ကွဲလွဲ မှု၊ ပဋိပက္ခ။ a collision between rival ideologies ❍ Her political activities brought her into collision with the law.
❏ collision course n အတိုက်အခံလမ်းကြောင်း။ The government and the unions are on a collision course.
More examples
- [collision between] : There was a collision between the French and German boats.
- [in collision with] : Their car was in collision with an ambulance.
- [a head-on collision] : The stolen car was involved in a head-on collision with a truck.
- [a head-on collision] : An attempt to avoid a head-on collision between the different branches of the party
- The affair is described as a collision between personality and principle.
Synonyms
crash, smash, accident, impact, rear-ender, fender-bender, blow, bump, butt, clash, concussion, conflict, confrontation, contact, demolishment, destruction, difficulty, dilapidation, disagreement, encounter, fender bender, head-on, hit, jar, jolt, knock, overlap, percussion, pileup, rap, ruin, shock, sideswipe, slam, strike, thud, thump, wreck
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