Definition of Confrontational

1. Adjective. Of or relating to confrontation.


Definition of Confrontational

1. Adjective. Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face. ¹

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Definition of Confrontational

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Confrontational

confounding variable
confoundingly
confounds
confraternal
confraternities
confraternity
confraternization
confraters
confrere
confreres
confront
confrontal
confrontals
confrontation
confrontation method
confrontational (current term)
confrontationally
confrontationism
confrontationist
confrontationists
confrontations
confrontative
confronted
confronter
confronters
confronting
confrontment
confrontments
confronts
confronté

Literary usage of Confrontational

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fact Finding Report: Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations by John T. Dunlop (1994)
"The Human Face of the confrontational Representation Process Behind the NLRB and other statistics are real people -- American employees -- rather than ..."

2. Dealing With Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners edited by Melvin Basye (1999)
"Non-confrontational approach. The non-confrontational approach is best. Here are some examples of the non- confrontational approach. ..."

3. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"This form of conflict resolution is limited by the fact that it takes place in a confrontational and defined framework within a judicial or quasi-judicial ..."

4. Skill in Communication: A Vital Element in Effective Management by David D. Acker (1994)
"Contradiction may confrontational. sees himself and the way others see him. Probing Questions A ,, .. , ^ An effective confrontation is ing more than a yes ..."

5. Central Asia and the World: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan by Michael Mandelbaum (1994)
"Could it turn to India, to squeeze Central Asian—Muslim power from north as well as south? Such a bold confrontational position toward Islam would ..."

6. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"The directive- confrontational style yielded significantly more resistance from clients, which in turn predicted poorer outcomes at 1 year. ..."

7. Public Participation in Nuclear Decision-Making: Proceedings of and by International Atomic Energy Agency, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1993)
"Some compromise clearly needs to be found if the public is to be involved in a non-confrontational way. A CANADIAN EXPERIENCE In Canada, we conducted a ..."

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