encounter

noun verb

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: en-coun-ter (3)
English Definition

Unexpectedly experience or be faced with something.

Example Sentence

We had an unexpected encounter with a wild bear in the forest.

US IPA /ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
UK IPA /ɪnˈkaʊn.tə/

Synonyms

meet confront face run into

Antonyms

avoid evade dodge