confrontation
noun
con·fron·ta·tion
ˌkän-(ˌ)frən-ˈtā-shən 
: the act of confronting : the state of being confronted: such as
a
: a face-to-face meeting
a confrontation between the suspect and the victim
b
: the clashing of forces or ideas : conflict
a violent confrontation between rival gangs
c
: comparison
The flashbacks bring into meaningful confrontation present and past, near and far.—
R. J. Clements
R. J. ClementsExamples of confrontation in a Sentence
There were several violent confrontations between rival gangs.
He would prefer not to have a confrontation with the authorities.
a series of confrontations between residents and police
We want cooperation, not confrontation.
We seek to avoid military confrontation at all costs.
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Boyles eventually swatted the camera from his face, leading to a physical confrontation.
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Recent demonstrations have led to deadly confrontations and reports of police violence.
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Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Boyles eventually swatted the camera from his face, leading to a physical confrontation.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent demonstrations have led to deadly confrontations and reports of police violence.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Lyra’s quest to understand Dust brings her into confrontation with human and other worldly forces who champion moral absolutism over imagination, ignorance over knowledge, authoritarianism over free will and cold, disinterested rationality over empathy.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confrontation
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“Confrontation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confrontation. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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