con ‧ fron ‧ ta ‧ tion /ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
1 . a situation in which there is a lot of angry disagreement between two people or groups:
She had stayed in her room to avoid another confrontation.
confrontation with/between
an ideological confrontation between conservatives and liberals
2 . a fight or battle
military/violent/armed confrontation
Japan seemed unlikely to risk military confrontation with Russia.