nonconfrontationaladj.
/ˌnɒnkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌnɒnkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃən(ə)l/, /ˌnɒnkɒnfrənˈteɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌnɒnkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən(ə)l/, /ˈˌnɑnkɑnfrənˈteɪʃn(ə)l/ Characterized by avoidance of confrontation; that avoids confrontation.
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1968 H. Bains in G. F. McGuigan et al. Student Protest 151 Fascistic tendencies operate when beliefs are held without question, and they are expressed as the mode of thinking and the mode of action in non-confrontational societies.
1989 L. Bryce Influential Women (1990) i. 9 She feels that women have more of a gift for management than men because they are better at non-confrontational leadership and saving face.
1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Mar. 20 (advt.) This is clearly the most humanistic and nonconfrontational approach to conflict resolution since the best-selling Getting to Yes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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