rencounter
to encounter casually.
Obsolete. to meet hostilely.
Origin of rencounter
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How to use rencounter in a sentence
I was saved the agony of hearing of this rencounter before my husband came back, or I should have suffered greatly.
The Adopted Daughter | Elizabeth SandhamThe rencounter came at a heavy moment, one of all moments calculated to permit its impact with the least emotional shock.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyWithout a thought they began a sort of challenging rencounter with horse-artillery and cavalry.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneHis death was occasioned by wounds which he received in the unfortunate rencounter at the Navigator's Islands.
The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay | Arthur PhillipBetween these two vessels an unfortunate and silly rencounter followed.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.
British Dictionary definitions for rencounter
/ (rɛnˈkaʊntə) archaic /
an unexpected meeting
a hostile clash, as of two armies, adversaries, etc; skirmish
to meet (someone) unexpectedly
Origin of rencounter
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