confrontation
an act of confronting.
the state of being confronted.
a meeting of persons face to face.
an open conflict of opposing ideas, forces, etc.
a bringing together of ideas, themes, etc., for comparison.
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.
Origin of confrontation
1- Rarely con·front·al [kon-fruhn-tl], /kɒnˈfrʌn tl/, con·front·ment [kon-fruhnt-muhnt] /kɒnˈfrʌnt mənt/ .
Other words from confrontation
- non·con·fron·ta·tion, noun
- re·con·fron·ta·tion, noun
Words Nearby confrontation
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How to use confrontation in a sentence
For obvious reasons, that increases the likelihood of a violent confrontation.
How Trump And COVID-19 Have Reshaped The Modern Militia Movement | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux | September 4, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe app’s developers claimed the app fostered public safety by letting users locate and avoid confrontations between protesters and police.
Apple introduces new human rights policy after criticism of censorship in China | Grady McGregor | September 4, 2020 | FortuneAfter a confrontation in which he fatally shot one man, police say, Rittenhouse fell while being chased by people trying to disarm him.
Trump to visit Kenosha on Tuesday, despite protests from local leaders | kdunn6 | September 1, 2020 | FortuneThe confrontation, resolved over the weekend, is the latest in a string of clashes centering on the software sales-related growth engine of America’s most valuable company.
Why Apple let WordPress walk but continues to fight Fortnite’s Epic Games | rhhackettfortune | August 25, 2020 | FortuneA confrontation with the police could have been very dangerous for Cooper.
#BlackBirdersWeek seeks to open the outdoors for everyone | Jonathan Lambert | June 4, 2020 | Science News For Students
Their confrontation at dinner was, without a doubt, the highlight of the episode.
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: A Fire, Some Sex, and Sad, Sad Edith | Kevin Fallon | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTRioting, shoplifting, and violent confrontation with the police took place shortly thereafter.
A video of the confrontation shot by a bystander shows Garner surrounded by a group of police officers.
After No Indictment for Eric Garner Killer, Is NYC the Next Ferguson? | Jacob Siegel | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI need some stimulation in my blood,” Bergesio says, “and here you have confrontation.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCharles Barkley has never been one to shy away from confrontation both on and off the basketball court.
Never did God, who delights in antitheses, produce a more striking contrast, or a more extraordinary confrontation.
The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.
The Crow's Nest | Clarence Day, Jr.And this new confrontation with another and still newer world, with another Unknown, demands a new religion, a new God.
mile Verhaeren | Stefan ZweigBut he cursed himself for a fool and a coward, not to have gone away—abroad—long ere such a possible confrontation threatened him.
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk | Baroness OrczyAt last she saw his table, and the direct confrontation of his stare.
The Salamander | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for confrontation
archaic confrontment (kɒnˈfrʌntmənt)
/ (ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of confronting
a situation of mutual hostility between two powers or nations without open warfare
a state of conflict between two antagonistic forces, creeds, or ideas etc
Derived forms of confrontation
- confrontational, adjective
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