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- DictionaryCon·front/kənˈfrənt/
verb
- 1. meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent: "he confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave" Similar challengesquare up toopposeresistdefybeardtackleattackassaultapproachface up tofacemeetcome face to face withstand up tobravedetainaccostwaylaytake asidestophaltinformal:collarnobbleOpposite avoid
- ▪ (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) present itself to (someone) so that dealing with it cannot be avoided: "post-czarist Russia was confronted with a Ukrainian national movement" Similar troublebotherbe in someone's wayburdendistresscause trouble tocause suffering tofacebesetharassworryoppressannoyvexirritateexasperatestrainstresstaxtormentplagueblightbedevilracksmitecurseharrowrare:discommode
- ▪ face up to and deal with (a problem or difficult situation): "usually the best thing you can do in an embarrassing situation is to confront it head on" Similar tackleget to grips withapply oneself toaddress oneself toaddressfaceset aboutgo aboutget to work atbusy oneself withset one's hand tograpple withapproachtake onattend tosee tothrow oneself intotry to solvetry to deal withtry to cope withlearn to live withtry to sort outdeal withtake measures abouttake care ofpursuehandlemanageinformal:have a crack athave a go athave a shot atget stuck intoOpposite avoid
- ▪ compel (someone) to face or consider something, especially by way of accusation: "Tricia confronted him with her suspicions" Similar presentbring face to facefaceOpposite spare
- ▪ appear or be placed in front of (someone) so as to unsettle or threaten: "we were confronted with pictures of moving skeletons"
Word Origin mid 16th century: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’.
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