con ‧ flu ‧ ence /ˈkɒnfluəns $ ˈkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: confluentia , from Latin confluere 'to flow together' , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + fluere 'to flow' ]
1 . technical the place where two or more rivers flow together
2 . formal a situation in which two or more things combine or happen at the same time
confluence of
a confluence of unhappy events