confrontation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a bold challenge
Types & categories
- challenge hypernym
Related & opposite
- confront derivation
- confrontational derivation
Sense 2 noun
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
Types & categories
- dissension hypernym
Related & opposite
- confrontational derivation
Sense 3 noun
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Types & categories
- disagreement hypernym
Related & opposite
- confront derivation
- confrontational derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
Types & categories
- resistance hypernym
- strikebreaking hyponym
Related & opposite
- confront derivation
- fight down derivation
- confront derivation
Sense 5 noun
a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
Types & categories
- comparison hypernym
Related & opposite
- confront derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confrontational |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | confrontational |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | dissension |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confrontational |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disagreement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight down |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | resistance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | strikebreaking |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | comparison |