encounter - noun

a minor short-term fight

a casual or unexpected convergence

a casual meeting with a person or thing

a hostile disagreement face-to-face

encounter - verb

• come together
• come upon, as if by accident; meet with
• be beset by
• experience as a reaction
• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

encounter - thesaurus

brush   bump   chance   clash   confrontation   find   happen   meet   meeting   play   receive   see   showdown   skirmish