Colluctation
/ˌkɒlʌkˈteɪʃən/noun
The act of struggling, wrestling, or contending with something or someone.
Did you know?Colluctation belongs to the same Latin struggle-family that produced reluctant—originally describing someone who was literally ‘struggling against’ something.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
luctārī
“to struggle, wrestle, or contend”
Classical Latin
Latin
colluctārī
“to struggle or wrestle together; con- intensifies or indicates joint action”
Classical Latin
Latin
colluctātiō
“a struggling, wrestling, or contest”
Late Middle English / Early Modern English
English
colluctation
“A struggle or conflict; a learned borrowing from Latin”
Modern English
English
colluctation
“The act or process of struggling, contending, or wrestling”
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