adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: confrontal, confrontative
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to confrontation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From confrontation + -al.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
канфрантацыйны
(kanfrantacyjny)
— pertaining to a confrontation
Belarusian:
варожы
(varóžy)
— pertaining to a confrontation
Chinese Mandarin:
對抗性的 /对抗性的
(duìkàngxìng de)
— pertaining to a confrontation
Czech:
konfrontační
— pertaining to a confrontation
Finnish:
hyökkäävä
— pertaining to a confrontation
Finnish:
aggressiivinen
— pertaining to a confrontation
French:
agressif
— pertaining to a confrontation
German:
konfrontativ
— pertaining to a confrontation
Māori:
whakapātaritari
— pertaining to a confrontation
Māori:
tumatuma
— pertaining to a confrontation
Polish:
konfrontacyjny
— pertaining to a confrontation
Polish:
konfliktowy
— pertaining to a confrontation
Portuguese:
conflituoso
— pertaining to a confrontation
Portuguese:
confrontacional
— pertaining to a confrontation
Spanish:
frentista
— pertaining to a confrontation
Spanish:
beligerante
— pertaining to a confrontation