Inclined to argue, challenge, or face conflict directly; tending to provoke disagreement or confrontation.
From 'confront' (Latin 'confrontare,' from 'con-' together and 'frontis' forehead) plus '-ational' suffix. Means literally 'face-to-face meeting.'
The root 'front' literally means forehead—so a 'confrontation' is when two people bring their foreheads face-to-face, suggesting an intense, direct challenge!
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