Speakur

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confrontational

/ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
con-fronta-tion-al
IPA
/ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From confrontation + -al.

Inflected Forms

more confrontational (comparative) most confrontational (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticonfrontational confrontationalism confrontationalist confrontationality confrontationally nonconfrontational unconfrontational

Synonyms

confrontal confrontative

Rhymes With

educational operational recreational organizational inspirational occupational vocational computational sensational gravitational motivational generational

Questions

How do you pronounce confrontational?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/.
What does confrontational mean?
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
Where does confrontational come from?
From confrontation + -al.

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