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Showing words for ENCOUNTER using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Encounter

encounter

8 Letter Words for Encounter

cotenure, countree, cretonne, nocturne, renounce, uncenter, unrecent

7 Letter Words for Encounter

centner, centure, coenure, contenu, conteur, contune, cornute, counter, ecteron, enounce, enteron, nectron, neutron, nocturn, recount, tenoner, tournee, trounce, unerect

6 Letter Words for Encounter

cenote, center, centon, centro, cerote, coneen, conner, conter, conure, cornet, coteen, couter, cronet, croute, cruent, cunner, econut, ecoute, encore, entone, entour, entrec, entune, eucone, necton, neuron, neuter, nocent, octene, recent, rennet, renone, retune, roncet, rounce, runnet, runtee, tenner, tenore, tenrec, tenure, tonner, tourne, tunner, tunnor, tureen, turnon, uncore, unrent, untone, untorn

5 Letter Words for Encounter

cento, centu, cerne, coner, conne, connu, conte, contr, cornu, count, coure, court, creen, crete, crone, crout, cruet, crunt, ctene, curet, cuter, enent, enorn, enrut, enter, entre, erect, eruct, eucre, necro, neter, nonce, nonet, noter, nunce, oncer, oncet, ounce, outen, outer, outre, recon, recto, recut, renet, renne, rente, reune, ronne, ronte, rouen, route, tecon, tenne, tenno, tennu, tenon, tenor, tenue, terce, tereu, terne, toner, tonne, tourn, treen, tronc, trone, troue, truce, tuner, turco, unnet, unorn, urent, utero

4 Letter Words for Encounter

cene, cent, cere, cern, cero, cert, cete, cone, conn, cont, core, corn, cort, cote, coue, cour, crue, crut, cunt, cuon, cure, curn, curt, cute, econ, ecru, ecto, ento, entr, erne, eruc, eten, eton, eure, euro, neer, neet, nene, neon, nete, neut, none, nore, norn, note, noun, nout, nunc, once, oner, ourn, outr, rect, reen, reet, renn, reno, rent, rete, rone, ront, rotc, rote, roue, roun, rout, ruen, rune, runt, teen, teer, tene, tern, tone, tonn, torc, tore, torn, toru, toun, tour, tree, tron, true, trun, tune, tuno, turn, unce, unco, unct, unto

3 Letter Words for Encounter

cee, cen, ceo, cer, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, cru, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, cue, cun, cur, cut, eco, ect, ecu, eec, een, eer, enc, ene, eon, ere, ern, ert, etc, nco, nee, neo, net, nne, non, nor, not, nun, nur, nut, oct, oer, one, ont, orc, ore, ort, otc, our, out, rct, rec, ree, roc, roe, ron, rot, rte, ruc, rue, run, rut, tec, tee, ten, ter, toc, toe, ton, tor, tou, tue, tun, tur, unc, unn, ure, urn, utc, ute

Definitions for Encounter

[1] to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
[2] to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.): We encounter so many problems in our work.
[3] to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict: We will encounter the enemy at dawn.
[4] to meet, especially unexpectedly or in conflict: We were angry when we encountered, but we parted with smiles.
[5] a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting: Our running into each other was merely a chance encounter.
[6] a meeting of persons or groups that are in conflict or opposition; combat; battle: Another such encounter and we may lose the war.
[7] Psychology . a meeting of two or more people, as the members of an encounter group or a number of married couples (marriage encounter) , conducted to promote direct emotional confrontations among the participants, especially as a form of therapy (encounter therapy) .
[8] to come upon or meet casually or unexpectedly
[9] to come into conflict with (an enemy, army, etc) in battle or contest
[10] (tr) to be faced with; contend with he encounters many obstacles in his work
[11] a meeting with a person or thing, esp when casual or unexpected
[12] a hostile meeting; contest or conflict

Words related to Encounter

interview, confrontation, rendezvous, violence, combat, clash, contest, run-in, battle, skirmish, bout, dispute, action, conflict, quarrel, detect, confront, experience, face, bear

Words nearby Encounter

encomienda, encomium, encompass, encopresis, encore, encounter, encounter group, encounter session, encourage, encouragement, encrimson

Origin of Encounter

1250–1300; Middle English encountren < Anglo-French enco(u)ntrer; Old French < Vulgar Latin *incontrāre, equivalent to in- in-1 + -contrāre, derivative of contrā against; see counter3

Other words from Encounter

en·coun·ter·er , noun
pre·en·coun·ter , noun, verb (used with object)
re·en·coun·ter , verb, noun
un·en·coun·tered , adjective

Word origin for Encounter

C13: from Old French encontrer, from Vulgar Latin incontrāre (unattested), from Latin in- ² + contrā against, opposite

Synonyms for Encounter

confrontation, interview, rendezvous, appointment, brush, concurrence