Pronunciation: ˌ kän-( ˌ )fr ə n- ' t ā -sh ə n
Function: 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 \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective
– con · fron · ta · tion · al · ist \ -sh( ə -)n ə -list \ noun
– con · fron · ta · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ noun or adjective