Encounter
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:15 pts9 letters
Definition of Encounter
Verb
Noun
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
"Their encounter was a matter of chance."
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- A match between two opposing sides.
- A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
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