confront

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verb

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

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

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confront

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

Origin of confront

French confronter from Medieval Latin confrontare from Classical Latin com-, together + frons, forehead: see front

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confront

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 of confront

French confronter from Old French to adjoin from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre Latin com- com- Latin frōns front- front

Related Forms:

con·front′er
noun

con·front′ment
noun

con′fron·ta′tive
adjective

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present confronts, present participle confronting, simple past and past participle confronted)

To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
We should confront him about the missing money.
To deal with.
To something bring face to face with.
To come up against; to encounter.
(intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Origin

From Old French confronter, from Medieval Latin confrontare, from con- + frons (“forehead”, “front”)

Adjective

(not comparable)

(heraldry, of two animals) Face-to-face; facing each other; fornenst.

Origin

From French confronté (“confronted”), past participle of confronter (“to confront”).

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