hostile encounter

hostile encounter
index confrontation (altercation), fight (battle)

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  • Encounter — En*coun ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en (L. in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.] To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • encounter — vb *meet, face, confront Analogous words: collide, conflict, clash, *bump: brave, beard, defy, challenge (see FACE) encounter n Encounter, skirmish, brush. In their military senses (compare BATTLE) an encounter is a sudden hostile meeting that is …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Encounter — En*coun ter, n. [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See {Encounter}, v. t.] 1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview. [1913 Webster] To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • encounter — en|coun|ter1 W3 [ınˈkauntə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: encontrer, from Late Latin incontra toward ] 1.) to experience something, especially problems or opposition encounter problems/difficulties ▪ They encountered serious …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • encounter — I. verb (encountered; encountering) Etymology: Middle English encountren, from Anglo French encuntrer, from Medieval Latin incontrare, from Late Latin incontra toward, from Latin in + contra against more at counter Date: 14th century transitive… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hostile All Terrain Encounter (H.A.T.E.) — Infobox VG title= caption= H.A.T.E. Covershot developer= Vortex Software publisher= Gremlin Graphics released= C64, ZXS, ACPC 1987 Amiga, Atari ST 1989 genre= Shoot em up modes= Single player platforms= Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC,… …   Wikipedia

  • encounter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. meet, come across; engage, struggle, contend. n. meeting, interview; collision, combat, battle, skirmish, brush, engagement. See contention, impulse, opposition, occurrence, contact. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

  • encounter — 1. verb a) To meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly. b) To confront (someone or something), notably face to face. 2. noun a) …   Wiktionary

  • re-encounter — 1. noun a) A second or subsequent encounter b) A hostile encounter 2. verb a) To encounter again b) To encounter in a hostile manner …   Wiktionary

  • Random encounter — A random encounter is a feature commonly used in hack and slash role playing games and computer and video games whereby encounters with non player character (NPC) enemies or other dangers occur sporadically and at random. In general, random… …   Wikipedia

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