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- Dictionarycon·fron·ta·tion/ˌkänfrənˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties: "a confrontation with the legislature"
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The meaning of CONFRONTATION is the act of confronting : the state of being confronted. How to use confrontation in a sentence.
a fight or argument: Some couples seem to like confrontation, but Josh and I hardly ever argue. There were violent confrontations between police and demonstrators. Synonym. showdown. Fewer examples. There are signs that the confrontation is beginning to de-escalate. The fear is that these minor clashes may develop into all-out confrontation.
A confrontation is an angry disagreement. You might become so irritated about your upstairs neighbor's loud, awful music that a confrontation is unavoidable. Confrontation implies hostility, although like a fight, a confrontation can involve actual violence, or just a clash of words.
noun. 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.
A confrontation is a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people. The issue has caused great tension between the two countries and could lead to a military confrontation. American English : confrontation / kɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃən /
a. A conflict involving armed forces: a nuclear confrontation. b. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation. 3. A focused comparison: an essay that brought elements of biography, autobiography, and general European history into powerful, meaningful confrontation. con′fron·ta′tion·al adj. con′fron·ta′tion·ist n.
CONFRONTATION definition: a fight or argument. Learn more.
