confrontation
pronunciation
How to pronounce confrontation in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce confrontation in American English:
US [ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a bold challenge
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- the act of opposing groups confronting each other
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
Word Origin
- confrontation (n.)
- 1630s, "action of bringing two parties face to face," from Medieval Latin confrontationem (nominative confrontatio), noun of action from past participle stem of confrontare (see confront). International political sense is attested from 1963 and traces to the "Cuban missile crisis" of the previous year.
Example
- 1. And confrontation with china could be costly for america .
- 2. Yet another trigger for confrontation is the eu budget .
- 3. And u. s. politicians often exaggerate what confrontation might achieve .
- 4. But her confrontation with moi was not over .
- 5. That confrontation is now over .