confrontation

[ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃn]

Definition:
1. A bold challenge.
2. Discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions.
3. A hostile disagreement face-to-face.
4. The act of opposing groups confronting each other.
5. A focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison.

Use 'confrontation' in a sentence:

1. If the confrontation has crystallized in this latest battle, it may already be heading toward a predictable conclusion: In the long run, the tech companies are destined to emerge victorious.
2. We can't risk another confrontation with the union.
3. The government backed off from a confrontation.
4. Direct confrontation was not his way.
5. The confrontation with poachers brought troubles.
6. China and the United States both gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation for both countries and the world.
7. Police in the city have been cleaning up the debris left by a day of violent confrontation.
8. Some members feared Germany might raise its interest rates on Thursday. That could have set the scene for a confrontation with the US.
9. She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
10. As a leader, it can be challenging to create an environment in which people will freely disagree and argue, but as the saying goes: From confrontation comes brilliance.
11. In fact, they often keep their differences of opinion to themselves and merely smile and remain silent rather than engage in a confrontation.
12. Dialogue is better than confrontation.
13. But if the confrontation has crystallized in this latest battle, it may already be heading toward a predictable conclusion.
14. The article carried the headline 'Conversation and Confrontation'.
15. Racing sort of forced a confrontation with reality.
16. We want to get away from the politics of outdated dogmatism and class confrontation.
17. It is widely believed that the Peugeot family tired of Mr. Streiff's autocratic ways and penchant for confrontation.
18. The issue has caused great tension between the two countries and could lead to a military confrontation.
19. The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation.
20. He got a buzz from creating confrontations.
21. The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
22. He was unwittingly caught up in the confrontation.
23. If the confrontation has crystallized in this latest battle, it may already be heading toward a predictable conclusion: In the long run, the tech companies are destined to emerge victoriously.
24. They appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation.
25. Jewish residents prepared for a confrontation.
26. But the habits of confrontation are hard to break.
27. Confrontation is not always the best tactic.
28. Her intent may be to appeal over the heads of Paris's chattering classes, provoking a deliberate confrontation between polite opinion and popular sentiment.
29. The limited research conducted thus far indicates they're especially dominant among those who value independence over cooperation, and harmony over confrontation.
30. She finds the continual confrontation very wearing.
31. There were confrontations between local residents and the police.
32. Underlying all of this is a simple dynamic: Apple, Google, Facebook and other companies hold most of the cards in this confrontation.
33. Yet underlying all of this is a simple dynamic: Apple, Google, Facebook and other companies hold most of the cards in this confrontation.
34. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.
35. The confrontation turned ugly.
36. There will probably be months of legal confrontation, and it is not at all clear which side will prevail in court, nor in the battle for public opinion and legislative favor.
37. We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.
38. They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation.
39. Troops have agreed to stay within specific boundaries to avoid confrontations.
40. He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
41. The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments.
42. Today the city government has taken measures to prevent a repetition of last year's confrontation.
43. A BBC Washington correspondent says the stage is now set for a confrontation with the White House.
44. There was a head-on confrontation between management and unions.
45. The power of humor to dissolve a hostile confrontation often lies in its unspoken promise.
46. The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.