confrontation (redirected from confrontations)

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.

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confron·tation·al adj.

confron·tation·ist n.

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confrontation [ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃən] archaic, confrontment [kɒnˈfrʌntmənt]

n

1. the act or an instance of confronting

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a situation of mutual hostility between two powers or nations without open warfare

3. a state of conflict between two antagonistic forces, creeds, or ideas etc.

confrontational  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	confrontation - 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.	confrontation - a hostile disagreement face-to-face face-off, showdown, encounter 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" 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"

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confrontation

noun conflict, fight, crisis, contest, set-to (informal), encounter, showdown (informal), head-to-head, face-off (slang) This issue could lead to a military confrontation.

Translations

confrontation [ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən] N → enfrentamiento m, confrontación f

confrontation [ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃ^ən] n (= conflict) → affrontement m

confrontation

n → Konfrontation f (also Pol); (defiant also) → Auseinandersetzung f; (with witnesses, evidence etc) → Gegenüberstellung f

confrontation [ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən] n → scontro

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confrontation [ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən] n → scontro