confrontational

Thân thiện

A manager addresses a confrontational employee during a meeting.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tending to or characterized by confrontation: Describes a person, attitude, or behavior that is aggressive and likely to cause or engage in arguments or direct opposition.
   • Relating to a confrontation: Pertaining to a situation of hostile or argumentative meeting between opposing parties.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • His confrontational style of debate made it difficult to have a productive discussion.
  • The manager avoided a confrontational tone during the meeting to keep the atmosphere cooperative.
  • The protest remained peaceful and non-confrontational.

Advanced Usage

• "in a confrontational manner": behaving in a way that is deliberately aggressive or challenging.
  • He asked the question in a confrontational manner, putting the speaker on the spot.

Variants and Related Words

• Confront (verb): To face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person.
  • You must confront your fears to overcome them.
• Confrontation (noun): A hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties.
  • The debate led to a heated confrontation.
• Non-confrontational (adjective): Not tending to or designed for confrontation; avoiding conflict.
  • She has a calm, non-confrontational approach to problem-solving.

Synonyms

• Aggressive: Ready or likely to attack or confront.
• Antagonistic: Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility.
• Combative: Ready or eager to fight or argue.
• Hostile: Unfriendly; antagonistic.

Antonyms

• Conciliatory: Intended or likely to placate or pacify.
• Cooperative: Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
• Peaceable: Inclined to avoid conflict or violence.

Related Phrases

• Confrontational politics: A political style that emphasizes direct opposition and public disputes.
  • The era was known for its confrontational politics and bitter partisan divides.
• Confrontational interview: An interview style where the interviewer asks challenging, aggressive questions.
  • The journalist was famous for her confrontational interviews with politicians.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to confrontation