Confrontation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a bold challenge

discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚsˌæŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/kɒnfɹəntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɒnfɹəntˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚsˌæŋk/.

Examples

the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
the invaders encountered stiff opposition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

face-off encounter showdown opposition

Parts of Speech

noun	a bold challenge
noun	discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
noun	a hostile disagreement face-to-face
noun	the act of hostile groups opposing each other “the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions”
noun	a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison

Word Forms

confrontational	adjective	of or relating to confrontation
confront	verb	oppose, as in hostility or a competition
oppose	verb	fight against or resist strongly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konfrontation

eine mutige Herausforderung

🇫🇷French

affrontement

un défi audacieux

🇪🇸Spanish

confrontación

un desafío audaz

🇮🇹Italian

confronto

una sfida audace

🇳🇱Dutch

confrontatie

een gedurfde uitdaging

🇵🇹Portuguese

confronto

um desafio ousado

🇷🇺Russian

конфронтация

смелый вызов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आमना-सामना

एक साहसिक चुनौती

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্বন্দ্ব

একটি সাহসী চ্যালেঞ্জ

🇮🇳Tamil

மோதல்

ஒரு தைரியமான சவால்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఘర్షణ

ఒక సాహసోపేతమైన సవాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

संघर्ष

एक धाडसी आव्हान

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુકાબલો

એક બોલ્ડ પડકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖಾಮುಖಿ

ಒಂದು ದಿಟ್ಟ ಸವಾಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റുമുട്ടൽ

ഒരു ധീരമായ വെല്ലുവിളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਕਰਾਅ

ਇੱਕ ਦਲੇਰ ਚੁਣੌਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصادم

ایک جرات مندانہ چیلنج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对抗

大胆的挑战

🇯🇵Japanese

対決

大胆な挑戦

🇰🇷Korean

직면

과감한 도전

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đối đầu

một thử thách táo bạo

🇹🇭Thai

การเผชิญหน้า

ความท้าทายที่กล้าหาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

konfrontasi

tantangan yang berani

🇵🇭Filipino

paghaharap

isang matapang na hamon

🇲🇾Malay

konfrontasi

cabaran yang berani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المواجهة

تحدي جريء

🇮🇷Persian

تقابل

یک چالش جسورانه

🇹🇷Turkish

yüzleşme

cesur bir meydan okuma

🇮🇱Hebrew

עימות

אתגר נועז

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