Confrontation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face A conflict between armed forces
Example sentence: We must choose dialogue over confrontation, and peaceful settlement of disputes over unilateral acts of imposition.
Opposition
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.The action of opposing or of being in conflict.An opposite or contrasting position.An opponent in some form of competition.A political party opposed to the party or government in power.In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
Example sentence: When feminism does not explicitly oppose racism, and when anti-racism does not incorporate opposition to patriarchy, race and gender politics often end up being antagonistic to each other, and both interests lose.