- rencounter⇄noun 1. a hostile meeting; conflict;battle; duel.
2. a chance meeting.
Ex. All my acquaintance with him was confined to an occasional rencounter in the hall (Charlotte Bronte). - rencounter⇄rencounter, noun, verb.
- rencounter⇄v.i. to meet in conflict.
- rencounter⇄v.t. to come upon.
Ex. I had the good fortune to rencounter you at Durrisdeer (Robert Louis Stevenson).