confrontation
对抗,对立,对峙,对垒
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Definitions
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- : an act of confronting.
- : the state of being confronted.
- : a meeting of persons face to face.
- : an open conflict of opposing ideas, forces, etc.
- : a bringing together of ideas, themes, etc., for comparison.
- : Psychology. a technique used in group therapy, as in encounter groups, in which one is forced to recognize one's shortcomings and their possible consequences.
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Examples
For obvious reasons, that increases the likelihood of a violent confrontation.
The app’s developers claimed the app fostered public safety by letting users locate and avoid confrontations between protesters and police.
After a confrontation in which he fatally shot one man, police say, Rittenhouse fell while being chased by people trying to disarm him.
The confrontation, resolved over the weekend, is the latest in a string of clashes centering on the software sales-related growth engine of America’s most valuable company.
A confrontation with the police could have been very dangerous for Cooper.
Their confrontation at dinner was, without a doubt, the highlight of the episode.
Rioting, shoplifting, and violent confrontation with the police took place shortly thereafter.
A video of the confrontation shot by a bystander shows Garner surrounded by a group of police officers.
I need some stimulation in my blood,” Bergesio says, “and here you have confrontation.
Charles Barkley has never been one to shy away from confrontation both on and off the basketball court.
Never did God, who delights in antitheses, produce a more striking contrast, or a more extraordinary confrontation.
The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-.