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Abrasive vs Confrontational - What's the difference?

abrasive | confrontational |

As adjectives the difference between abrasive and confrontational

is that abrasive is producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface while confrontational is pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.

As a noun abrasive

is a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing .

abrasive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
  • Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.
    • An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.
    Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
  • (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

    • Related terms

    * abrasion * abrasively

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    confrontational

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
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    • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was Liverpool who once again carried the momentum after the break and the recalled Rio Ferdinand was booked for a foul on Suarez, whose confrontational approach and brilliant natural ability was proving hard to handle.}}