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encounter [ en·coun·ter ]
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1. Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult)
we have encountered one small problem
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2. Meet (someone) unexpectedly.
He was a bit of a suspicious character to encounter on the streets.
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1. An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something.
she felt totally unnerved by the encounter
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2. A confrontation or unpleasant struggle.
But men have also reported unpleasant online encounters.
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3. A violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances.
officers responsible for encounter killings
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1. 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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