confrontation
noun/ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #5,878 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a hostile or argumentative meeting between opposing parties.
Example sentence
The two rivals finally had a tense confrontation in the parking lot after months of built-up anger.
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