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encounter (s) (noun), encounters (pl)
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.
A hostile meeting with a combact or battle.
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This entry is located in the following unit: contra-, contro-, counter, contre- (page 10)
Word Entries containing the term: “encounters”
reencounter, re-encounter (s) (noun); reencounters, re-encounters (pl)
1. An unexpected meeting again.
2. Another contest or conflict with someone or a group.
This entry is located in the following unit: contra-, contro-, counter, contre- (page 10)
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.
This entry is located in the following unit: contra-, contro-, counter, contre- (page 10)
Word Entries at Get Words: “encounters”
encounter (s) (noun), encounters (pl)
A physical act or threat of action by one individual or colony that reduces the freedom or genetic fitness of another: An encounter between two hostile sides or factions can end tragically.
This entry is located in the following unit: Ant and Related Entomology Terms (page 6)