Meaning of metaconflict | Babel Free

Definitions

Conflict over whether or how to engage in a conflict.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“You face this choice repeatedly throughout a conflict; it is so fundamental that parties often get stuck in cycles of metaconflict — conflicting over whether they will engage one another in the conflict.”

“First, the metaconflict places severe constraints on political discourse. Second, it contracts the range of acceptable innovations and future arrangements.”

CEFR level