confrontational


con·fron·ta·tion

C0564800 (kŏn′frŭn-tā′shən)n.1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.2. a. A conflict involving armed forces: a nuclear confrontation.b. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation.3. A focused comparison: an essay that brought elements of biography, autobiography, and general European history into powerful, meaningful confrontation.
con′fron·ta′tion·al adj.con′fron·ta′tion·ist n.

con•fron•ta•tion•al

(ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃə nl, -frʌn-)

also con•fron•ta•tive

(ˈkɒn frənˌteɪ tɪv, kənˈfrʌn tə-)

adj. tending toward or ready for confrontation or conflict. [1965–70]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.confrontational - of or relating to confrontation
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