confrontation
English
Etymology
From Middle French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃən/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
confrontation (countable and uncountable, plural confrontations)
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- A conflict between armed forces.
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Translations
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face
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A conflict between armed forces
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fʁɔ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/
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Further reading
- “confrontation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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