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遭遇する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for unexpectedly meeting a person, or for coming across a situation, accident, or difficulty. Often implies an unplanned or chance meeting.

〈人ひと〉と遭そう遇ぐうするto run into someone unexpectedly
山やま道みちで熊くまと遭そう遇ぐうした。
I unexpectedly ran into a bear on the mountain path.
〈事こと〉に遭そう遇ぐうするto encounter an incident or difficulty
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに思おもわぬトラブルに遭そう遇ぐうした。
I ran into unexpected trouble during my trip.
〈場ば所しょ〉で遭そう遇ぐうするto have a chance encounter at a place
駅えきで偶ぐう然ぜん、昔むかしの友ゆう人じんに遭そう遇ぐうした。
I happened to run into an old friend at the station.
偶ぐう然ぜん〈事こと〉に遭そう遇ぐうするto happen to encounter something by chance
偶ぐう然ぜん、事じ故こ現げん場ばに遭そう遇ぐうしてしまった。
By chance, I happened to come across an accident scene.

出で会あいN3
出会い is the general, often positive word for meeting someone, while 遭遇 stresses an unexpected or chance encounter, sometimes with danger or trouble.
直ちょく面めんN1
直面 means to be directly confronted with a problem and implies an unavoidable situation, whereas 遭遇 highlights the chance, unplanned nature of the encounter.
出でくわすN1
遭遇する is a more formal, often written word used for encountering something surprising or dangerous, whereas 出くわす is casual and used in everyday speech.
出で会あうN3
遭遇する is a more formal word often used for encountering danger or rare phenomena, while 出会う is the everyday word for chance meetings.

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際さい会かい
遭遇 stresses an unexpected, often unwelcome encounter, whereas 際会 is broader and can describe planned or momentous meetings as well.
巡めぐり会あうN1
遭遇する describes an unexpected encounter (often with danger or difficulty), whereas 巡り会う implies a meaningful, fateful reunion or discovery.
居い合あわせる
遭遇する is a more formal word for encountering something (often dangerous or dramatic), while 居合わせる just means being there by chance without implying direct involvement.

遭そう難なんN1
遭難 shares the kanji 遭 with 遭遇 but means being stranded or meeting with disaster, not simply encountering something unexpectedly.

Composed of 遭 (meet, encounter, often with negative connotation) and 遇 (meet, treat). The combination reinforces the idea of an unexpected meeting.