Akademik
encounter
1.
verb
a)
To
meet
(
someone
) or find (
something
)
unexpectedly
.
b)
To
confront
(someone or something), notably face to face.
2.
noun
a)
An
unplanned
or
unexpected
meeting
.
Their encounter was a matter of chance
b)
A
hostile
meeting; a
confrontation
or
skirmish
.
Syn
:
clash
,
confrontation
, brush,
skirmish
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