confront

The definition of confront is to oppose or face in a hostile situation.

(verb)

An example of to confront is to talk to a friend about a bad habit.

See confront in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: Fr confronter < ML confrontare < L com-, together + frons, forehead: see front

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See confront in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb con·front·ed, con·front·ing, con·fronts

verb, transitive

To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility: I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.
To bring face to face with: The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.
To come up against; encounter: confronted danger at every turn.

verb, intransitive

To engage in confrontation: “She got no child support. [She] didn't argue or confront” (Gail Sheehy).

Origin:

Origin: French confronter

Origin: , from Old French, to adjoin

Origin: , from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre

Origin: : Latin com-, com-

Origin: + Latin frōns, front-, front

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