"confrontational" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confrontational.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more confrontational [comparative], most confrontational [superlative]
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  1. Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face. Synonyms: confrontal, confrontative Derived forms: anticonfrontational, confrontationalism, confrontationalist, confrontationality, confrontationally, nonconfrontational, unconfrontational Translations (pertaining to a confrontation): канфрантацыйны (kanfrantacyjny) (Belarusian), варожы (varóžy) (Belarusian), 對抗性的 /对抗性的 (duìkàngxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), konfrontační (Czech), hyökkäävä (Finnish), aggressiivinen (Finnish), agressif (French), konfrontativ (German), whakapātaritari (Māori), tumatuma (Māori), konfrontacyjny (Polish), konfliktowy (Polish), conflituoso [masculine] (Portuguese), confrontacional (Portuguese), frentista (Spanish), beligerante (Spanish)
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      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "kanfrantacyjny",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "канфрантацыйны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "varóžy",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "варожы"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "duìkàngxìng de",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "對抗性的 /对抗性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "konfrontační"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "hyökkäävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "aggressiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "agressif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "konfrontativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "whakapātaritari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "tumatuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "konfrontacyjny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "konfliktowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "conflituoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "confrontacional"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "frentista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to a confrontation",
      "word": "beligerante"
    }
  ],
  "word": "confrontational"
}

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