A meeting face to face; a meeting (of adversaries or opposing forces) in conflict; hence, a battle, skirmish, duel, etc.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of > a hostile encounter (20) encounter1297 A meeting face to face; a meeting (of adversaries or opposing forces) in conflict; hence, a battle, skirmish, duel, etc. counterc1330 Encounter, hostile meeting, opposition. brusha1400 A forcible rush, a hostile collision or encounter; in later use, chiefly a short but smart encounter. recountering1410 the act of recountering someone or something; an instance of this, esp. a (hostile) encounter. recountera1470 A meeting, esp. a hostile one; an encounter. Cf. rencounter, n. encountering1482 The action of encounter, v. re-encounter1525 An encounter or confrontation, esp. a hostile one. Cf. rencounter, n. 1. Now archaic and rare. re-encountry1569 = re-encounter, n. 1. passage1608 In later use more fully passage of (also at) arms. An exchange of blows between two combatants; a duel, a fight. Also figurative: a verbal… congression?1611 Hostile encounter; = congress, n. 3. Obsolete. confronta1626 The act of facing or confronting; a face-to-face encounter; an affront. traverse1640 An encounter or confrontation between parties; esp. a military, diplomatic, or political exchange between states, factions, etc. Chiefly in plural… clash1646 Shock of conflict, collision, hostile encounter, conflict. congress1646 An encounter in opposition or combat. Obsolete. conjunction1648 spec. Joining in fight, hostile encounter. rare. head-to-head1899 Originally U.S. colloquial. A conflict or contest (between two adversaries) at close quarters; a confrontation. Later also more generally: any… go-around1912 An argument, a confrontation; = go-round, n. 3. mano a mano1950 Any confrontation, contest, or duel (literal and figurative); (Bullfighting) a corrida in which two matadors compete in turn against two or more… face-off1956 Chiefly North American. A contest or confrontation. Cf. face, v. 6b. bitchfest1985 an exchange of spiteful or malicious comments (cf. sense 9b); (also) a relationship or interaction characterized by hostility or conflict. |
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