in-your-face

US: (in′yŏŏr′fās′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈin-ˌyour-ˈface, adj. [Informal.]

1. marked by or being bold and aggressive;
   provocative:
   in-your-face journalism
   .

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in-your-face  (in′yŏŏr′fās′), [Informal.] adj. 

1. involving confrontation;
   defiant;
   provocative.

• 1985–90

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in-your-face adjective

1. aggressive and confrontational: provocative in-your-face activism