Confrontation
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noun.
The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
noun.
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noun.
A conflict involving armed forces.
noun.
Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas.
noun.
A focused comparison.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of confronting.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Act of confronting.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act of
confronting
or
challenging
another, especially
face-to-face
noun.
A
conflict
between
armed forces
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
noun.
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
noun.
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
noun.
a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
noun.
a bold challenge
Word Usage
"Such a confrontation is apparently planned for the end of August 1976 and the school boycotts are just an introduction."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
challenge
comparing
comparison
disagreement
discord
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Alsatian
Americanization
Appalachian
Balkanization
Christianization
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
breakdown
catastrophe
challenge
clash
collision
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
allegory
analogy
antagonism
anteposition
antipathy