confrontation

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a bold challenge
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a call to engage in a contest or fight
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
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disagreement among those expected to cooperate
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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the act of hostile groups opposing each other
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
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a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
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the act of examining resemblances
"they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"