Salungatan (en. Confrontation)

/saluŋɡa.tan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A situation where two parties are opposing each other or have disagreements.

There was a confrontation between the employees and management.

Nagkaroon ng salungatan sa pagitan ng mga empleyado at ng management.

The act of clashing two opinions or ideas.

The confrontation of ideas caused a heated discussion.

Ang salungatan ng mga ideya ay naging sanhi ng mainitang talakayan.

A battle or conflict that often arises due to a dispute.

The confrontation between clans may lead to violence.

Ang salungatan sa mga angkan ay maaaring humantong sa karahasan.

conflict of interest

A situation where personal interests clash.

salungatan ng interes

opposite

Means being disagreeable or against something.

salungat

confrontation

A direct argument or opposition.

konfrontasyon

clashing or conflicting opinions

There's always a clash of opinions in our group.

Laging may salungatan sa mga opinyon natin sa grupo.

wasting time or delaying

It seems like our project is just wasting time again, it hasn't been progressing.

Parang salungatan na naman tong project natin, di naman natutuloy.

going back and forth, indecisive

There's so much back-and-forth in the decisions, we don't know what to do anymore.

Ang dami nang salungatan sa desisyon, di na natin alam kung anong gagawin.