Help me come up with a new term for "confrontational"?

Question

The term confrontational sounds as if the person ENJOYS confrontation. There is bound to be another word that would better describe someone who will eventually stand up for themself and refuse further verbal abuse.

It appears as though the first four answers were given by people who didn't actually read the question.

Answer 1

Assertive ? Standing one's ground ? is that what you're looking for ? rather than someome who likes to cuase arguments ?
4 results for: confront
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source new!
con‧front  /kənˈfrʌnt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuhn-fruhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–verb (used with object) 1. to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
2. to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.; set face to face: They confronted him with evidence of his crime.
3. to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing: The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly.
4. to be in one's way: the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.
5. to bring together for examination or comparison.


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[Origin: 1595–1605; < ML confrontārī, equiv. to L con- con- + -frontārī, deriv. of L frōns forehead, front]

—Related forms
con‧front‧al, con‧front‧ment, noun
con‧front‧er, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source new! con·front (kn-frnt) Pronunciation Key
v. con·front·ed, con·front·ing, con·fronts
v. tr.
To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility: I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.
To bring face to face with: The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.
To come up against; encounter: confronted danger at every turn.

v. intr.
To engage in confrontation: “She got no child support. [She] didn't argue or confront” (Gail Sheehy).


[French confronter, from Old French, to adjoin, from Medieval Latin cnfrontre : Latin com-, com- + Latin frns, front-, front.]
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con·fronter n.
con·frontment n.
confron·tative adj.

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source new!
Main Entry: con·front
Pronunciation: k&n-'fr&nt
Function: transitive verb
: to face or bring face-to-face for the purpose of challenging esp. through cross-examination —con·fron·ta·tion /"kän-fr&n-'tA-sh&n/ noun

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WordNet - Cite This Source new!
confront

v 1: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" [syn: face] 2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: face up, face] [ant: avoid] 3: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: face, present] 4: be face to face with; "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume"

Answer 2

Argumentative

Answer 3

SteamRoll!

Answer 4

forceful, insistent, dogmatic, immovable, firm, bold, questioning, to name a few.

Answer 5

power struggle

Answer 6

problematic

Answer 7

TRY "AGGRESSIVE" IT MEANS THE SAME THING.