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“encounter”
An unexpected meeting with someone or something that involves a confrontation or an unpleasant struggle: The politician had some encounters with those who opposed him by yelling at him while he was talking to the audience.
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contra-, contro-, counter, contre-
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Word Entries containing the term:
“encounter”
1. An unexpected meeting again.
2. Another contest or conflict with someone or a group.
2. Another contest or conflict with someone or a group.
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contra-, contro-, counter, contre-
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re-encounter, reencounter (verb); re-encounters, reencounters; re-encountered, reencountered; re-encountering, reencountering
1. To come upon or to meet casually or unexpectedly once more.
2. To return into conflict with an enemy, an army, etc. in a battle or some contest.
3. To be faced with or to contend with something or someone at another time: Mark re-encounters many obstacles in his work as a computer specialist.
2. To return into conflict with an enemy, an army, etc. in a battle or some contest.
3. To be faced with or to contend with something or someone at another time: Mark re-encounters many obstacles in his work as a computer specialist.
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contra-, contro-, counter, contre-
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Story Translation: My Encounter with Iktho
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Story Translations Listed
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Word Entries at Get Words:
“encounter”
encounter
A physical act or threat of action by one individual or colony that reduces the freedom or genetic fitness of another.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
(page 6)