confrontation - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconfrontationcon‧fron‧ta‧tion /ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ ○○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 DISAGREEa ... confrontationFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishconfrontationcon‧fron‧ta‧tion/ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən$ˌkɑːn-/●○○noun[countable,uncountable]    1DISAGREEasituationinwhichthereisalotofangrydisagreementbetweentwopeopleorgroups  Shehadstayedinherroomtoavoidanotherconfrontation.confrontationwith/between  anideologicalconfrontationbetweenconservativesandliberals2FIGHTafightorbattlemilitary/violent/armedconfrontation  JapanseemedunlikelytoriskmilitaryconfrontationwithRussia.ExamplesfromtheCorpusconfrontation•Thepolicewereobviouslyanticipatingaconfrontation,astheywereheavilyarmed.•Theysensethiscoulddevelopintoaconfrontationbetweenteachers.•Hefoughtcouncildemolitionmovesfor18monthsbeforehisfatalconfrontation.•ButpoorcountriesfearconfrontationwillupsetrelationswiththeWest.•Juliahadstayedinherroomtoavoidanymoreconfrontation.•Theamicableresolutionsuggestedthereformistpresidentandhard-lineparliamentmaybetryingtobreaktheircycleofconfrontationanddeadlock.•Insomeplaces,theconfrontationsaresoupcloseandpersonalthatagentsandsmugglersarenearlyonafirst-namebasis.•TheMaggotwasgrowlingtohimself,relishingtheconfrontation.•AnangryJoneswasinvolvedinanuglyconfrontationwiththeMiddlesbroughbenchafterWimbledonconcededacontroversialfirstgoalonSaturday.confrontationwith/between•Whateverthereason,Sullivanwasconvincedthathewouldnowwitnessthefinalconfrontationbetweenthetwomen.•Thatled,however,tomorefrequentconfrontationswithpolice,andprotestersreportedthattheywerebeingbeatennightly.•Inthefaceofmountingpoliticalandindustrialunrest,Asquithmayhavebeenanxioustohead-offfurtherconfrontationwithfeminists.•Beginningwiththeemergenceofpreoperationalreasoning,argumentsandintellectualconfrontationswithothersareasourceofcognitiveconflictanddisequilibrium.•There'slessconfrontationwithecology.•Theyplacedashrewintoasocialconfrontationwithanothershrew.•TherewasatenseconfrontationbetweenAllenandtheothercommissioners.military/violent/armedconfrontation•EventuallyWayne'spatienceranoutandinaviolentconfrontation,WaynefinallythrewthesmallerWidmarkagainstawall.•Morethan300peoplehadbeenarrestedafterviolentconfrontationswiththesecurityforcesinAinShamsafterthepoliceman'sdeath.•ContinuingPictish-Northumbrianmilitaryconfrontationwasapartofthebackground,therefore,ofOsred'sreign.•Thejointdeclarationsprecipitatedseveraldaysofmilitaryconfrontationbetweenthefederalarmyandrepublicanforces.•Theoccurrenceofviolentconfrontationsoncampusesandonthestreetswasnolongerprimarilyconfinedtothesummermonths.•Theimaginarywarconsistedofarealmilitaryconfrontation,withrealsoldiers,realweaponsandusingrealresources.•Followingtheviolentconfrontationthedumpwasclosed. Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Government Gardening Computers Youth Seealltopics Wordoftheday bizarre veryunusualorstrange