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Confrontation   /kˌɑnfrəntˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Confrontation

noun
1.
A bold challenge.
2.
Discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions.
3.
A hostile disagreement face-to-face.  Synonyms: encounter, face-off, showdown.
4.
The act of hostile groups opposing each other.  Synonym: opposition.  "The invaders encountered stiff opposition"
5.
A focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison.



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"Confrontation" Quotes from Famous Books



... a minute! There are one or two points to be cleared up: I am going to ask the witnesses a few questions: we will have a general confrontation—we will compare evidence!" ...
— Messengers of Evil - Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantomas • Pierre Souvestre
... drawer. Then, her body still tense with the atoms of anger, she sat down upon the edge of the bed and rocked from side to side. But shortly this movement ceased. The recollection of the forlorn and loveless years—stirred into consciousness by the unexpected confrontation—bent her as the high ...
— The Ragged Edge • Harold MacGrath


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