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confrontational

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con⋅fron⋅ta⋅tion⋅al

[kon-fruhn-tey-shuh-nl, -fruhn-]
–adjective
tending toward or ready for confrontation: They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude.
Also, con⋅fron⋅ta⋅tive [kon-fruhn-tey-tiv, kuhn-fruhn-tuh-] .


Origin:
confrontation + -al 1
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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.

    1. A conflict involving armed forces: a nuclear confrontation.

    2. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation.

  2. A focused comparison: an essay that brought elements of biography, autobiography, and general European history into powerful, meaningful confrontation.

con'fron·ta'tion·al adj., con'fron·ta'tion·ist n.
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