Confront definition
I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.
The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.
Confronted danger at every turn.
To confront someone with the facts.
An example of to confront is to talk to a friend about a bad habit.
Origin of confront
- French confronter from Old French to adjoin from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre Latin com- com- Latin frōns front- front
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French confronter, from Medieval Latin confrontare, from con- + frons (“forehead”, “front”)
From Wiktionary
- From French confronté (“confronted”), past participle of confronter (“to confront”).
From Wiktionary