confrontation
confrontation Lexical Profile
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• noun
A hostile, argumentative, or tense meeting or situation between opposing parties.
"The mediator worked carefully to resolve the dispute without provoking a direct confrontation between the two departments."
In law, the bringing of an accused person face to face with their accuser or witnesses to allow cross-examination and verification of testimony.
"The defense attorney argued that admitting the unsworn statement violated the defendant's constitutional right to confrontation."
The act of placing two or more things, ideas, or theories side by side for direct comparison and critical assessment.
"A rigorous confrontation of theoretical models with empirical data is essential for scientific progress."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from French confrontation or Medieval Latin confrontatio, derived from the verb confrontare ('to stand face to face with'), combining com- ('together') and frons ('forehead' or 'front').