confrontation
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to faceThe act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
» He deliberately kept on provoking a confrontation.
Er provoziert weiterhin absichtlich eine Konfrontation.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
Konfrontation, Gegenüberstellung
конфронта́цияkonfrontácija, противостоя́ниеprotivostojánije, противобо́рствоprotivobórstvo
конфронта́ціяkonfrontácija, протистоя́нняprotystojánnja
(countable, uncountable)A conflict between armed forces.
Konfrontation, Auseinandersetzung
конфронта́цияkonfrontácija, противостоя́ниеprotivostojánije, столкнове́ниеstolknovénije
конфронта́ціяkonfrontácija, протистоя́нняprotystojánnja, су́тичкаsútyčka
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
Examples
42 sentencesHe deliberately kept on provoking a confrontation.
deEr provoziert weiterhin absichtlich eine Konfrontation.
There was a confrontation between Tom and Mary.
I don't like confrontation.
deIch mag keine Auseinandersetzungen.
I'm not one for public confrontation.
Yanni doesn't do well in confrontations.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle French.From Middle French.
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Forms
plural: confrontations| Singular | confrontation |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- the act of hostile groups opposing each other:opposition
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face:encountershowdownface-off
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable