"carefrontation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carefrontations [plural]
Etymology: From blend of care + confrontation. Compare carefront. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|care|confrontation|nocap=1}} blend of care + confrontation, {{l|en|carefront}} carefront Head templates: {{en-noun}} carefrontation (plural carefrontations)
  1. Confrontation done in a caring or loving manner.
    Sense id: en-carefrontation-en-noun-7wrvMsvv Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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