confrontation
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4.5
- noun
- /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃən/
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confrontación
- On the military plane, initiatives have been taken to ease military confrontation across the strait.
- avoid confrontation
- a direct confrontation
- a violent confrontation
So must there always be a confrontation in act three?
- So must there always be a confrontation in act three?
- And that trauma response says if if I invite confrontation, I'm in danger.
- Whereas men can have little confrontations and those are fine.
- We're talking about a nuclear confrontation with both sides having hydrogen bombs.
- I had like a head to head confrontation with my with one of my colleagues.
- But I generally of I, I'm not a big confrontation guy.
- So a lot of people, however, are, are reading this as confrontation, but this is not.
- No, Someone that doesn't like confrontation, she likes to go around and mix the pot.
- Sally Hemmings is around and never did they have a confrontation so far as we know.
- I think he was probably a bit nervous with the confrontations that we have to do pre fight.
- So there were there was not massive confrontation.
- And I'm going to skip ahead to the final confrontation.
- And then Gregor breaks out again and the lodgers, there's a confrontation between them and the father.
- And I'm like, you know, you could have this confrontation.
Examples
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After weeks of tension, the two leaders finally met for a confrontation to discuss their differences.
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I had like a head to head confrontation with my with one of my colleagues.
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In this way, they must work to end opposition and confrontation between the two sides.
Academic text (1990) -
All the signs point to the inevitable confrontation between the forces of good and evil.
Fiction book (1990) -
As March unfolds, both sides prepare for a broader confrontation, a full on war.
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Yet, importantly, this presentation was not equivalent to a direct confrontation with the prevailing social order.
Academic text (1990) -
I've considered it prudent to avoid a confrontation that might further upset the guests.
Fiction book (1993) -
The soldiers prepared for a potential confrontation with the enemy at dawn.
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The sudden confrontation between the protesters and the police escalated quickly.
Synonyms
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
465
4.9
A long public disagreement that causes strong arguments between people
397
2.3
A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas
384
3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
290
2.9
A serious fight between groups to gain control
250
3.4
The act of resisting an idea, plan, or change
101
4.3
A final meeting where two sides face each other to settle a dispute
90
6.2
A time when two opposing groups face each other and neither moves
74
6.0
A noisy argument between people
61
4.1
A sudden meeting that becomes a fight or argument
61
2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
58
6.6
Serious disagreement and fighting among people
52
6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
46
3.1
To disagree strongly with another person or group
34
6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
15
6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
10
5.3
A tense meeting between two people or groups on opposite sides
7
3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
1
6.2
A short angry argument between people
A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests
Antonyms
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confrontation comes from the parts con- 'with' and front 'face' or 'forehead', so it originally meant 'face-to-face'. That's why a confrontation is a direct meeting or clash where people face each other.