confrontation: Meaning and Definition of

con•fron•ta•tion

1. an act of confronting.
2. the state of being confronted.
3. a meeting of persons face to face.
4. an open conflict of opposing ideas, forces, etc.
5. a bringing together of ideas, themes, etc., for comparison.
6. a technique used in group therapy, as in encounter groups, in which one is forced to recognize one's shortcomings and their possible consequences.