Confrontation
noun
A situation where there is angry disagreement between people or groups.
There was a major confrontation between the management and the workers over pay.
Often appears as...
- violent confrontation
- direct confrontation
noun
An act of facing or being made to face something dangerous, difficult, or unknown.
He was unprepared for the confrontation with his past.
Often appears as...
- unexpected confrontation
- daily confrontation
noun
An act of directly interacting with someone, especially in order to find a solution to a problem.
A face-to-face confrontation will help clear all the misunderstandings.
Often appears as...
- non-violent confrontation
- productive confrontation
noun
A situation where there is angry disagreement between people or groups.
There was a major confrontation between the management and the workers over pay.
Often appears as...
- violent confrontation
- direct confrontation
noun
An act of facing or being made to face something dangerous, difficult, or unknown.
He was unprepared for the confrontation with his past.
Often appears as...
- unexpected confrontation
- daily confrontation
noun
An act of directly interacting with someone, especially in order to find a solution to a problem.
A face-to-face confrontation will help clear all the misunderstandings.
Often appears as...
- non-violent confrontation
- productive confrontation
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotions
Confrontations often involve negative feelings, such as anger or frustration, during disagreements.
The meeting turned into an ugly confrontation as tempers flared.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Confrontations can highlight power struggles, with each side trying to assert authority.
The protest became a confrontation with the authorities refusing to budge.
Pro Tip 3/3Scalable Intensity
Confrontations can range from mild, verbal disagreements to intense, physical altercations.
A minor confrontation over parking escalated quickly.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotions
Confrontations often involve negative feelings, such as anger or frustration, during disagreements.
The meeting turned into an ugly confrontation as tempers flared.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Confrontations can highlight power struggles, with each side trying to assert authority.
The protest became a confrontation with the authorities refusing to budge.
Pro Tip 3/3Scalable Intensity
Confrontations can range from mild, verbal disagreements to intense, physical altercations.
A minor confrontation over parking escalated quickly.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotions
Confrontations often involve negative feelings, such as anger or frustration, during disagreements.
The meeting turned into an ugly confrontation as tempers flared.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Confrontations can highlight power struggles, with each side trying to assert authority.
The protest became a confrontation with the authorities refusing to budge.
Pro Tip 3/3Scalable Intensity
Confrontations can range from mild, verbal disagreements to intense, physical altercations.
A minor confrontation over parking escalated quickly.
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People and Bears Live in...
smart you know let's avoid confrontation get a bear spray it's worth 30 bucks and traveling groups make some noise and if you kind of feel uneasy turn around go with your gut it's important for us as people to step back and go home okay what would life be like if we weren't the center of the universe how can we
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Daniel Libeskind's 17...
that have obstructed the mind in moving forward and of course what is radical is to confront them. And I think our architecture is a confrontation with our own senses. Therefore I believe it should not be cool. There is a lot of appreciation for the kind of cool architecture.
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Up Close to Elephant...
confrontations between males always begin with a shouting match they're kind of like two guys in a pub car park after closing time sizing each other up just letting rip with that enormous bellow and it resonates around that grotesque nose the bigger the seat the deeper it's
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Surviving a nuclear...
are practicing to Duck and Cover just as you do in your school this was basically an attempt to teach our school children that if we did get engaged in a nuclear confrontation and atomic war then we wanted our school children to kind of basically Duck and Cover that was the
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Laura Snyder: The...
is holding its third meeting at the University of Cambridge. It's the first night of the meeting, and a confrontation is about to take place that will change science forever. An elderly, white-haired man stands up. The members of the Association are shocked to realize
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The surprising way...
I document what these groups do when they're not shooting. My goal is to better understand these violent actors and to study ways to encourage transition from violent engagement to nonviolent confrontation. I work in the field, in the policy world and in the library.
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Svante Pääbo: DNA clues...
But so those are all parts of our bodies where we very directly interact with our environment, in a direct confrontation, if you like. It's easy to imagine how particularly those parts of our bodies were quickly influenced by selection from the environment
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Justice for Martine Vik...
dialogue we wanted to have a tougher confrontation and ran the corporations more that's not how we wanted to do this it was important for me to have an open dialogue to use transparency and to try to use dialogue above all means to
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The case for stubborn...
and then in all other participants, who gradually but courageously moved from despair to determination, from confrontation to collaboration, until we collectively delivered the global agreement.
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Payback Time PIPE Crowd...
we're gonna try a little experiment involving this van four guys in a little confrontation okay guys thanks for helping out here's our plan we're gonna ride around in this van looking for cars
Video examples
People and Bears Live in...
smart you know let's avoid confrontation get a bear spray it's worth 30 bucks and traveling groups make some noise and if you kind of feel uneasy turn around go with your gut it's important for us as people to step back and go home okay what would life be like if we weren't the center of the universe how can we
Video examples
Daniel Libeskind's 17...
that have obstructed the mind in moving forward and of course what is radical is to confront them. And I think our architecture is a confrontation with our own senses. Therefore I believe it should not be cool. There is a lot of appreciation for the kind of cool architecture.
Video examples
Up Close to Elephant...
confrontations between males always begin with a shouting match they're kind of like two guys in a pub car park after closing time sizing each other up just letting rip with that enormous bellow and it resonates around that grotesque nose the bigger the seat the deeper it's
Video examples
Surviving a nuclear...
are practicing to Duck and Cover just as you do in your school this was basically an attempt to teach our school children that if we did get engaged in a nuclear confrontation and atomic war then we wanted our school children to kind of basically Duck and Cover that was the
Video examples
Laura Snyder: The...
is holding its third meeting at the University of Cambridge. It's the first night of the meeting, and a confrontation is about to take place that will change science forever. An elderly, white-haired man stands up. The members of the Association are shocked to realize
Video examples
The surprising way...
I document what these groups do when they're not shooting. My goal is to better understand these violent actors and to study ways to encourage transition from violent engagement to nonviolent confrontation. I work in the field, in the policy world and in the library.
Video examples
Svante Pääbo: DNA clues...
But so those are all parts of our bodies where we very directly interact with our environment, in a direct confrontation, if you like. It's easy to imagine how particularly those parts of our bodies were quickly influenced by selection from the environment
Video examples
Justice for Martine Vik...
dialogue we wanted to have a tougher confrontation and ran the corporations more that's not how we wanted to do this it was important for me to have an open dialogue to use transparency and to try to use dialogue above all means to
Video examples
The case for stubborn...
and then in all other participants, who gradually but courageously moved from despair to determination, from confrontation to collaboration, until we collectively delivered the global agreement.
Video examples
Payback Time PIPE Crowd...
we're gonna try a little experiment involving this van four guys in a little confrontation okay guys thanks for helping out here's our plan we're gonna ride around in this van looking for cars
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Julia Stiles
American Actress
At the heart of any drama, there's conflict. When you are acting, you get to play out the confrontations you want to have in real life but can't. Or the emotions that you would want to have in real life, but sometimes they are too difficult.
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopian Statesman
I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
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Page McConnell
American Musician
You can't force something like that. But we have encouraged our audience, because we avoid the confrontation of regular rock concerts: us up here, you down there. Instead, we're looking for interaction.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.
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David Bowie
English Musician
Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have.
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Nikki Glaser
American Comedian
My boyfriend and I have finally learned how to embrace confrontation as something that will only help us as a couple.
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Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.
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Sharon Van Etten
American Musician
I've always been really shy. I was always afraid of any kind of confrontation.
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Bill Kaulitz
German Musician
I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.
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Elisabeth Moss
American Actress
I'm so afraid of confrontation.
Quote examples
Julia Stiles
American Actress
At the heart of any drama, there's conflict. When you are acting, you get to play out the confrontations you want to have in real life but can't. Or the emotions that you would want to have in real life, but sometimes they are too difficult.
Quote examples
Haile Selassie
Ethiopian Statesman
I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
Quote examples
Page McConnell
American Musician
You can't force something like that. But we have encouraged our audience, because we avoid the confrontation of regular rock concerts: us up here, you down there. Instead, we're looking for interaction.
Quote examples
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.
Quote examples
David Bowie
English Musician
Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have.
Quote examples
Nikki Glaser
American Comedian
My boyfriend and I have finally learned how to embrace confrontation as something that will only help us as a couple.
Quote examples
Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.
Quote examples
Sharon Van Etten
American Musician
I've always been really shy. I was always afraid of any kind of confrontation.
Quote examples
Bill Kaulitz
German Musician
I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.
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Elisabeth Moss
American Actress
I'm so afraid of confrontation.
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