confrontation

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

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