confrontation Hear it!

Variant of confront

confront Definition

con·front (kən frunt′)

transitive verb

  1. to face; stand or meet face to face
  2. to face or oppose boldly, defiantly, or antagonistically
  3. to bring face to face (with) to confront someone with the facts
  4. to set side by side to compare

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

Related Forms:

confrontation Synonyms

confrontation

n.

meeting, encounter, battle, showdown; see dispute, fight 1, meeting 1.

confrontation Quotes

L'homme se trouve devant l'irrationnel. Il sent en lui son de¤ s ir de bonheur et de raison. L'absurde na|"t de cette confrontation entre l'appel humain et le silence de¤  raisonnable du monde. Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.

—Camus, Albert