enfrentamiento

From enfrentar +‎ -miento.

• IPA^(key): /enfɾentaˈmjento/ [ẽɱ.fɾẽn̪.t̪aˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: en‧fren‧ta‧mien‧to

enfrentamiento m (plural enfrentamientos)

1. showdown, face-off, matchup, match-up, encounter
2. clash, confrontation, conflict, battle
3. (in the plural) fighting, strife, hostilities
4. addressing (e.g. of an issue or problem with an aggressive approach)
5. (colloquial) match

   Synonym: partido

• “enfrentamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014