Nonconfrontational
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not confrontational; approaching a dispute indirectly.
"Of course,[…] physicians and students need to be educated about how to give feedback in professional and nonconfrontational ways."
Example
More examples"I was trying to be nonconfrontational."
Etymology
From non- + confrontational.
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