- a situation in which there is anger between people or groups who disagree because they have different opinions
- confrontation (with somebody) She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
- confrontation between A and B Confrontation between employers and unions has resulted in strike action.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1- He probably will have little choice but to force a confrontation sooner or later.
- He would be very foolish to risk a confrontation with Robert.
- His actions brought him into direct confrontation with the authorities.
- Lewis had a confrontation about money with his stepfamily.
- She had a series of heated confrontations with her parents over homework.
- The final confrontation on a train is classic thriller material.
- Their climactic confrontation brings the novel to a dramatic close.
- Their demands could lead to a serious confrontation with management.
- a confrontation with the police
- a head-on confrontation between the two governments
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full-scale
- major
- serious
- …
- series
- get into
- have
- lead to
- …
- arise
- take place
- confrontation about
- confrontation over
- confrontation between
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