 confrontation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a bold challenge | |
| Related terms: | challenge confront | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a hostile disagreement face-to-face | |
| Synonyms: | showdown face-off encounter | |
| Related terms: | disagreement confront | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison | |
| Related terms: | comparison confront | |
| 4. | [ noun ] discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions | |
| Related terms: | discord | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of opposing groups confronting each other | |
| Synonyms: | opposition | |
| Examples: | "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions" "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" |
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| Related terms: | resistance strikebreaking fight | |
| Similar spelling: |
confrontational confronting conformation confirmation comfort_station confirmative conferment comfortably comfortable |
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