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Synonyms
con·fron·ta·tion (kŏńfrŭn-tā́shən)

noun 

  1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
    1. A conflict involving armed forces: a nuclear confrontation.
    2. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation.
  3. A focused comparison: an essay that brought elements of biography, autobiography, and general European history into powerful, meaningful confrontation.

derivatives

cońfron·tátion·al
adjective
cońfron·tátion·ist
noun