Meaning

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

    Konfrontation, Gegenüberstellung

    конфронта́цияkonfrontácija, противостоя́ниеprotivostojánije, противобо́рствоprotivobórstvo

    конфронта́ціяkonfrontácija, протистоя́нняprotystojánnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)A conflict between armed forces.

    Konfrontation, Auseinandersetzung

    конфронта́цияkonfrontácija, противостоя́ниеprotivostojánije, столкнове́ниеstolknovénije

    конфронта́ціяkonfrontácija, протистоя́нняprotystojánnja, су́тичкаsútyčka

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. He deliberately kept on provoking a confrontation.

    deEr provoziert weiterhin absichtlich eine Konfrontation. — Zurich899

  2. There was a confrontation between Tom and Mary.

  3. I don't like confrontation.

    deIch mag keine Auseinandersetzungen. — mrtaistoi

  4. I'm not one for public confrontation.

  5. Yanni doesn't do well in confrontations.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face:
a conflict between armed forces:
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face:
a conflict between armed forces:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face:
a conflict between armed forces:

Origin

From Middle French.

From Middle French.

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Forms

plural: confrontations
Singularconfrontation
Pluralconfrontations

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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