<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of confronting.</li><li>the state of being confronted.</li><li>a meeting of persons face to face.</li><li>an open conflict of opposing ideas, forces, etc.</li><li>a bringing together of ideas, themes, etc., for comparison.</li><li>Psychology: a technique used in group therapy, as in encounter groups, in which one is forced to recognize one's shortcomings and their possible consequences.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>