单词 | confrontation |
释义 | confrontation /kon'freuhn tay"sheuhn, -frun-/, n. 1. an act of confronting. 2. the state of being confronted. 3. a meeting of persons face to face. 4. an open conflict of opposing ideas, forces, etc. 5. a bringing together of ideas, themes, etc., for comparison. 6. Psychol. a technique used in group therapy, as in encounter groups, in which one is forced to recognize one's shortcomings and their possible consequences. [1625-35; CONFRONT + -ATION; cf. ML confrontatio, F, MF confrontation] |
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