"confrontational" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confrontational.wav Forms: more confrontational [comparative], most confrontational [superlative]
Etymology: From confrontation + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confrontation|al}} confrontation + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} confrontational (comparative more confrontational, superlative most confrontational)
  1. Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: confrontal, confrontative Derived forms: anticonfrontational, confrontationalism, confrontationalist, confrontationality, confrontationally, nonconfrontational, unconfrontational Translations (Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face): канфрантацыйны (kanfrantacyjny) (Belarusian), варожы (varóžy) (Belarusian), konfrontační (Czech), hyökkäävä (Finnish), aggressiivinen (Finnish), agressif (French), konfrontativ (German), whakapātaritari (Maori), tumatuma (Maori), konfrontacyjny (Polish), konfliktowy (Polish), conflituoso [masculine] (Portuguese), confrontacional (Portuguese), frentista (Spanish), beligerante (Spanish)
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