confrontationist

con·fron·ta·tion

 (kŏn′frŭn-tā′shən)

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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con′fron·ta′tion·al adj.

con′fron·ta′tion·ist n.

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con•fron•ta•tion•ist

(ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃə nɪst, -frʌn-)

n.

1. a person who confronts opposition, esp. aggressively.

adj.

2. characteristic of confrontation or confrontationists.

[1965–70]

con`fron•ta′tion•ism, n.

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