conflation

/kษ™nหˆfleษชสƒษ™n/

IPA: /K AH0 N F L EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.

  2. 2

    A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

    โ€œThe conflation of the legitimate and peaceful expression of nationalist beliefs with acts of terrorism and other crimesโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conflation