confrontation
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frənˈteɪ noun
1.
an act of confronting.
2.
the state of being confronted.
3.
a meeting of persons face to face.
4.
an open conflict of opposing ideas, forces, etc.
5.
a bringing together of ideas, themes, etc., for comparison.
6.
Psychology. a technique used in group therapy, as in encounter groups, in which one is forced to recognize one's shortcomings and their possible consequences.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of confronting |
| 2. | 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 |
| confrontment or confrontment | |
| —n | |
| confrontational or confrontment | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
confrontation
1630s, "action of bringing two parties face to face," noun of action from confront. International political sense is attested from 1963 and traces to the "Cuban missile crisis" of the previous year. Related: Confrontational (1970).
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Example sentences
They stepped back, and without a confrontation, the moment subsided.
The talk was all of a coming confrontation with the colossus to the north, and its local octopus clientele.
Businesses that actually took care of their workers saved money and avoided all of the risk involved in violent confrontation.
Each side is jealous of its prerogatives but eager to avoid confrontation.
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