{
    "term": "confrontation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a situation in which there is anger between people or groups who disagree because they have different opinions",
            "sensetop": "confrontation (with somebody)confrontation between A and B",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.",
                    "contextForm": "confrontation (with somebody)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Confrontation between employers and unions has resulted in strike action.",
                    "contextForm": "confrontation between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He probably will have little choice but to force a confrontation sooner or later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He would be very foolish to risk a confrontation with Robert."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His actions brought him into direct confrontation with the authorities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lewis had a confrontation about money with his stepfamily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a series of heated confrontations with her parents over homework."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The final confrontation on a train is classic thriller material."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their climactic confrontation brings the novel to a dramatic close."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their demands could lead to a serious confrontation with management."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a confrontation with the police"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a head-on confrontation between the two governments"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full-scale", "major", "serious"],
                "… of confrontations": ["series"],
                "verb + confrontation": ["get into", "have", "lead to"],
                "confrontation + verb": ["arise", "take place"],
                "preposition": [
                    "confrontation about",
                    "confrontation over",
                    "confrontation between"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/confrontation/xconfrontation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/confrontation/xconfrontation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}