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confront definition
con·front (kən frunt′)
transitive verb
- to face; stand or meet face to face
- to face or oppose boldly, defiantly, or antagonistically
- to bring face to face (with) to confront someone with the facts
- to set side by side to compare
Etymology: Fr confronter < ML confrontare < L com-, together + frons, forehead: see front
Related Forms:
- confrontation con′·fron·ta′·tion (kän′frən tā′s̸hən) noun or confrontal con·front′al
- confrontational con′·fron·ta′·tion·al adjective
- confrontationist con′·fron·ta′·tion·ist noun, adjective
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