What is "encounter" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "encounter": a minor short-term fight

Noun

Meaning of "encounter": come together

Verb

Meaning of "encounter": a casual or unexpected convergence

Noun

Meaning of "encounter": come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Verb

Meaning of "encounter": a casual meeting with a person or thing

Noun

Meaning of "encounter": be beset by

Verb

Meaning of "encounter": a hostile disagreement face-to-face

Noun

Meaning of "encounter": experience as a reaction

Verb

Meaning of "encounter": contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

Verb

Synonyms:

interview, confrontation, rendezvous, concurrence, appointment, brush, violence, combat, clash, contest, run-in, battle, skirmish, bout, dispute, action, conflict, quarrel, contention, scrap, engagement, collision, hassle, brush, rumpus, fray, flap, set-to, velitation, detect, confront, turn up, experience, face, bump into, bear, come across, meet, suffer, find, come upon, espy, sustain, descry, front, close, undergo, run into, alight upon, chance upon, cross the path, fall in with, hit upon, meet up with, rub eyeballs, run across, run smack into, confront, meet, engage, collide, face, contend, affront, combat, grapple, struggle, battle, conflict, strive, cross swords, clash with, do battle,

Antonyms:

avoidance, evasion, surrender, retreat, yielding, accord, truce, calm, avoidance, evasion, surrender, peace, agreement, harmony, retreat, yielding, pass by, refuse, avoid, dodge, evade, retreat, surrender, miss, lose, run away, let go, yield, disconnect, retreat, surrender, avoid, evade, cancel, agree, run away, let go, yield,