confrontationist


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•ist

(ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃə nɪst, -frʌn-)

n. 1. a person who confronts opposition, esp. aggressively. adj. 2. characteristic of confrontation or confrontationists. [1965–70] con`fron•ta′tion•ism, n.