Synonyms: encounter, coming upon
Definition: a casual meeting with a person or thing
Similar words: joining, connection, connexion
Definition: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
Usage: the joining of hands around the table; there was a connection via the internet
Synonyms: brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
Definition: a minor short-term fight
Similar words: scrap, combat, fight, fighting
Definition: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Usage: a fight broke out at the hockey game; there was fighting in the streets; the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Synonyms: confrontation, showdown, encounter, face-off
Definition: a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Similar words: disagreement
Definition: the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
Definition: a casual or unexpected convergence
Usage: he still remembers their meeting in Paris; there was a brief encounter in the hallway
Similar words: convergence
Definition: the occurrence of two or more things coming together
Definition: be beset by
Usage: The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Synonyms: encounter, meet, receive
Definition: experience as a reaction
Usage: My proposal met with much opposition