Breakdown
Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Breakdown and encounter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
How words are described
| similar | similar breakdown | similar encounter |
| brief | brief breakdown | brief encounter |
| short | short breakdown | short encounter |
| initial | initial breakdown | initial encounter |
| Other adjectives: proper, simple, nasty, actual, real, violent, little, bad, tragic, major, near, possible, minor, fatal, later, drunken, subsequent, earlier, terrifying. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Combat Breakdown: A very drawn-out example happens during the final encounter with the Terminator.
Source: Film / The Terminator -
Most overtly explored in the episode "The Arrival", which ends with Rod Serling outright asking the audience to decide whether we've been watching the main character's mental breakdown or his encounter with the supernatural, and "The Mirror" is much the same.
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Villainous Breakdown: Dennis is a lot more calm and cool when chasing after SpongeBob and Patrick, as well as during his first encounter with him, then he is after being crushed by the boot and encountering them on top of David Hasselhoff.
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