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   En·coun·ter

   /inˈkoun(t)ər/

   

   verb

   • 1. unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile): "we have encountered one small problem" Similar experiencecome into contact withrun intocome acrosscome up againstfacebe faced withconfrontbe forced to contend with
   • ▪ meet (someone) unexpectedly. Similar meetmeet by chancerun intorun acrosscome acrosscome uponstumble acrossstumble onchance onhappen oninformal:bump intoarchaic:run against

   noun

   • 1. an unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something: "she felt totally unnerved by the encounter" Similar meetingchance meetingbrushrendezvouscontact
   • ▪ a confrontation or unpleasant struggle: "his close encounter with death" Similar battlefightclashconflictconfrontationengagementskirmishbrushinformal:run-inset-todust-upscrapaftersarchaic:rencounter
   • ▪ a violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances: "he was shot dead in a police encounter"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’.

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