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clash

verb [I not continuous] (NOT ATTRACTIVE)
 
 
/klæʃ/

Definition

C2 If colours or styles clash, they look ugly or wrong together: I like red and orange together, though lots of people think they clash.Not attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant
(Definition of clash verb (NOT ATTRACTIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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