confrontation   (Sound)

The noun confrontation has 5 senses

• confrontation -- (a bold challenge)


• confrontation -- (discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions)


• confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off -- (a hostile disagreement face-to-face)


• confrontation, opposition -- (the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition")


• confrontation -- (a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison)