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- Dictionaryconfrontational/ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃən(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. tending to deal with situations in an aggressive way; hostile or argumentative: "he distanced himself from the confrontational approach adopted by his predecessor"
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CONFRONTATIONAL definition: 1. behaving in an angry or unfriendly way that is likely to cause an argument: 2. behaving in an…. Learn more.
CONFRONTATIONAL meaning: 1. behaving in an angry or unfriendly way that is likely to cause an argument: 2. behaving in an…. Learn more.
Synonyms for CONFRONTATIONAL: aggressive, militant, hostile, contentious, combative, assaultive, belligerent, irritable; Antonyms of CONFRONTATIONAL: peaceful, nonaggressive, peaceable, pacific, conciliatory, friendly, pleasant, amiable.
If you describe the way that someone behaves as confrontational, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are aggressive and likely to cause an argument.
adjective. /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃənl/ /ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃənl/ tending to deal with people in an aggressive way that is likely to cause arguments, rather than discussing things with them. Why do they take such a confrontational approach towards Europe? a confrontational style of management. Topics Opinion and argument c2, Feelings c2. Join us.
Someone who's confrontational isn't shy about arguing forcefully — in fact, it's the way they often interact with other people. When guests on a TV talk show start yelling at each other, you can describe it as confrontational.
1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face. 2. a. A conflict involving armed forces: a nuclear confrontation. b. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation. 3.
CONFRONTATIONAL meaning: intentionally causing fighting or an argument: . Learn more.
adjective. Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face. Wiktionary. Confrontational Sentence Examples. On the show, Aames was often confrontational and, well - flat out rude and obnoxious.
: the act of confronting : the state of being confronted: such as. a. : a face-to-face meeting. a confrontation between the suspect and the victim. b. : the clashing of forces or ideas : conflict. a violent confrontation between rival gangs. c. : comparison.
