CONFRONTATION


Meaning of CONFRONTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-(ˌ)frən-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1632

: the act of confronting : the state of being confronted: as

a. : a face-to-face meeting

b. : the clashing of forces or ideas : conflict

c. : comparison

the flashbacks bring into meaningful confrontation present and past, near and far — R. J. Clements

• con·fron·ta·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• con·fron·ta·tion·al·ist -sh(ə-)nə-list noun

• con·fron·ta·tion·ist -sh(ə-)nist noun or adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.