Showdown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hostile disagreement face-to-face

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈoʊdaʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈəʊdaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈəʊdaʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈoʊdaʊn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confrontation face-off encounter

Word Forms

confrontational	adjective	of or relating to confrontation
confront	verb	be face to face with

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

épreuve de force

un désaccord hostile face à face

🇪🇸Spanish

confrontación

un desacuerdo hostil cara a cara

🇮🇹Italian

resa dei conti

un disaccordo ostile faccia a faccia

🇳🇱Dutch

confrontatie

een vijandig meningsverschil van aangezicht tot aangezicht

🇵🇹Portuguese

confronto

um desacordo hostil cara a cara

🇷🇺Russian

разборки

враждебное разногласие лицом к лицу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तसलीम

आमने-सामने शत्रुतापूर्ण असहमति

🇧🇩Bengali

শোডাউন

একটি বৈরী মতবিরোধ মুখোমুখি

🇮🇳Tamil

மோதல்

நேருக்கு நேர் விரோதமான கருத்து வேறுபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

షోడౌన్

ముఖాముఖిగా విరుద్ధమైన అసమ్మతి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोडाउन

समोरासमोर विरोधी मतभेद

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોડાઉન

સામ-સામે પ્રતિકૂળ મતભેદ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖಾಮುಖಿ

ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲ ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಮುಖಾಮುಖಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷോഡൗൺ

ഒരു ശത്രുതാപരമായ വിയോജിപ്പ് മുഖാമുഖം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਆਹਮੋ-ਸਾਹਮਣੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمائش

آمنے سامنے ایک مخالفانہ اختلاف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摊牌

面对面的敌对分歧

🇯🇵Japanese

対決

面と向かっての敵対的な意見の相違

🇰🇷Korean

발표

적대적인 의견 불일치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc thách đấu

một sự bất đồng thù địch mặt đối mặt

🇹🇭Thai

การประลอง

ความขัดแย้งที่ไม่เป็นมิตรต่อหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertikaian

perselisihan yang bermusuhan secara tatap muka

🇲🇾Malay

pertarungan

perselisihan pendapat yang bermusuhan secara bersemuka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المواجهة

خلاف عدائي وجها لوجه

🇮🇷Persian

مرحله نهایی مسابقات

یک اختلاف خصمانه رو در رو

🇹🇷Turkish

hesaplaşma

yüz yüze düşmanca bir anlaşmazlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִלוּי הַקְלָפִים

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