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Definition of confrontation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofconfrontationnounfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary confrontationnoun  /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn/[uncountable,countable] jumptootherresults asituationinwhichthereisangerbetweenpeopleorgroupswhodisagreebecausetheyhavedifferentopinionsconfrontation(withsomebody)Shewantedtoavoidanotherconfrontationwithherfather.confrontationbetweenAandBConfrontationbetweenemployersandunionshasresultedinstrikeaction.ExtraExamplesHeprobablywillhavelittlechoicebuttoforceaconfrontationsoonerorlater.HewouldbeveryfoolishtoriskaconfrontationwithRobert.Hisactionsbroughthimintodirectconfrontationwiththeauthorities.Lewishadaconfrontationaboutmoneywithhisstepfamily.Shehadaseriesofheatedconfrontationswithherparentsoverhomework.Thefinalconfrontationonatrainisclassicthrillermaterial.Theirclimacticconfrontationbringsthenoveltoadramaticclose.Theirdemandscouldleadtoaseriousconfrontationwithmanagement.aconfrontationwiththepoliceahead-onconfrontationbetweenthetwogovernmentsTopicsOpinionandargumentc1OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectivefull-scalemajorserious……ofconfrontationsseriesverb+confrontationgetintohaveleadto…confrontation+verbarisetakeplaceprepositionconfrontation aboutconfrontation overconfrontation between…Seefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. SeeconfrontationintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeconfrontationintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: confrontation Nearbywords confraternitynoun confrontverb confrontationnoun confrontationaladjective Confucianadjective literature noun     FromtheWordlist OPALwrittenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay