Definition of encounter
Verbs
come together
- Synonyms:
- come across, meet, run across, run into, see
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assemble, foregather, forgather, gather
collect in one place
be beset by
- Synonyms:
- run into
- Type of:
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
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confront, face
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
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breast, front
confront bodily
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take the bull by the horns
face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
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match, oppose, pit, play off
set into opposition or rivalry
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replay
repeat a game against the same opponent
Nouns
a minor short-term fight
- Types:
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contretemps
an awkward clash
a casual or unexpected convergence
"there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
- Synonyms:
- meeting
- Types:
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alignment, conjunction
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
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inferior conjunction
(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun
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superior conjunction
(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
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convergence
the occurrence of two or more things coming together
a casual meeting with a person or thing
- Synonyms:
- coming upon
- Type of:
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connection, connexion, joining
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- Synonyms:
- confrontation, face-off, showdown
- Type of:
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disagreement
the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
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