confrontation

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Pronunciation

/ˌkɒn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/(UK)

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/ˌkɒn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/(UK) · /ˌkɑn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/(US) · /ˌkɔn.fɹənˈtæɪ.ʃən/

Definition of confrontation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.

“During the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, this commitment brought him into frequent critical confrontation with entrenched forms of conservative thinking (in academic areas from history and social science to the more abstract domains of ethical and political philosophy)[…]”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.

“During the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, this commitment brought him into frequent critical confrontation with entrenched forms of conservative thinking (in academic areas from history and social science to the more abstract domains of ethical and political philosophy)[…]”
(countable, uncountable)A conflict between armed forces.

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From Middle French. Morphologically confront + -ation.

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