"nonconfrontation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nonconfrontations [plural]
Etymology: From non- + confrontation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|confrontation}} non- + confrontation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonconfrontation (countable and uncountable, plural nonconfrontations)
  1. (uncountable) Avoidance of confrontation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nonconfrontation-en-noun-VuN-zzeR
  2. (countable) A situation that is not a confrontation. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-nonconfrontation-en-noun-1qmsYJWn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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