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confrontation

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con·fron·ta·tion  (knfrn-tshn)
n.
1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
2.
a. A conflict involving armed forces: a nuclear confrontation.
b. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation.
3. A focused comparison: an essay that brought elements of biography, autobiography, and general European history into powerful, meaningful confrontation.

confron·tation·al adj.
confron·tation·ist n.

confrontation
Noun
a serious argument or fight
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.confrontationconfrontation - a bold challenge
challenge - a call to engage in a contest or fight
2.confrontation - discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
dissension, discord - disagreement among those expected to cooperate
3.confrontationconfrontation - a hostile disagreement face-to-face
disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
4.confrontation - the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
strikebreaking - confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
resistance - group action in opposition to those in power
5.confrontation - a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
comparing, comparison - the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"

confrontation
noun conflict, fight, crisis, contest, set-to (informal) encounter, showdown (informal) head-to-head, face-off (slang) boilover Austral.
Translations
Spanish confrontation [kɔnfrənˈteɪʃən] nenfrentamiento, confrontación f
French confrontation [kɔnfrənˈteɪʃən] confront nconfrontation f
German confrontation [kɔnfrənˈteɪʃən] confront nKonfrontation f
Italian confrontation [kɔnfrənˈteɪʃən] nscontro

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According to the Associated Press, the report states that the Guardsmen "then began to withdraw to avoid a confrontation.
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