1US A situation in which two individuals stare at each other, typically in a hostile or intimidating way, until one is no longer able to maintain eye contact and feels forced to look away.
‘he won his staredown with Matt’
1.1A confrontation between two parties in which neither side is prepared to back down.
‘both sides are urging quick action but offering no compromises in a political staredown that shows no signs of breaking’
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