confrontation

[US]/ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a situation of conflict or opposition; a thing that is in conflict or opposition

Phrases & Collocations

military confrontation

Example Sentences

a confrontation with the legislature.

confrontation would be a purgative.

the confrontations of adversary politics.

a violent confrontation with riot police.

diplomatic packaging of the key provisions will make a confrontation unlikely.

You should not have risked the confrontation with the government.

We can’t risk another confrontation with the union.

Diplomacy secured the cooperation that confrontation had failed to elicit.

Union members braced themselves for a confrontation with management.

The hostess averted a confrontation between the two guests with an adroit and diplomatic change of subject.

Up to now both sides in the dispute have been cautious, but now the gloves are off and a serious confrontation is expected.

Real-world Examples

There was still one more confrontation between the two sides.

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

And the video released this week shows the confrontation.

Source: NPR News May 2020 Compilation

James Somerset had a confrontation with Charles Stewart.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

The rallies have police on alert for potential street confrontations.

Source: VOA Daily Standard January 2021 Collection

But as in any other sport confrontations happen usually with fins.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

They may not be truthful and lie to avoid difficult confrontations.

Source: Popular Science Essays

I beg you to remain cautious and avoid the confrontation.

Source: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

U.S. officials worry China's ultimate aim is a confrontation with Japan.

Source: CNN Listening December 2013 Collection

The emphasis on diplomacy comes after months of sometimes violent territorial confrontations.

Source: VOA Standard August 2014 Collection

Member station WWNO reports a bystander recorded the confrontation on a cellphone.

Source: NPR News February 2013 Collection

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