# confrontation

Pronunciation: say "kon-fruhn-TAY-shuhn" US /ˌkɑn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/, UK /ˌkɒn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/, AUS /ˌkɔn.fɹənˈtæɪ.ʃən/

## Noun

1. The act of challenging or opposing someone directly, especially in person.
   - Simple: A direct meeting where people argue with or challenge each other, often face to face.
   - _The staff meeting ended in a tense confrontation between the two managers._
   - _He always preferred quiet negotiation to open confrontation._
2. A military conflict or hostile standoff between opposing armed forces.
   - Simple: A fight or tense standoff between two armies or armed groups.
   - _The naval confrontation in the strait raised fears of a wider war._
   - _Both nations worked to avoid direct confrontation along the disputed frontier._

## Origin

From Middle French, formed from 'confront' plus the suffix '-ation'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/confrontation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).