confrontation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
2. (countable, uncountable) A conflict between armed forces.

Synonyms

clash

conflict

face-off

showdown

opposition

encounter

antagonism

fight

strife

comparison

contest

confrontal

checking

facing

meeting

oppose

provocation

resist

seeing

skirmish

standoff

tete-a-tete

unfolding

between ourselves

no third party

meeting face to face

police lineup

battle

clashing

collation

competition

confrontations

contrast

crash

cross examination

cross-examination

encountering

gathering

incident

juxtaposition

Translations

confrontation

confrontación

Konfrontation

confronto

Gegenüberstellung

confrontatie

opposizione

confronto

conflicto

confrontação

conflit

opposition

affrontement

conflitto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French.
Morphologically confront + -ation.