"Encounter" is a word in ENGLISH

encounter ENGLISH
Definition:

A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a
battle; as, a bloody encounter.

encounter ENGLISH
Definition:

To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet,
esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies
encountered at Waterloo.

encounter ENGLISH
Definition:

A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden
or incidental meeting; an interview.

encounter ENGLISH
Definition:

To come against face to face; to meet; to confront,
either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in
opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to
oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two
armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to
encounter strong evidence of a truth.

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affront ENGLISH

To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.

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affront ENGLISH

To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.

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face ENGLISH

To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; …

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