About The Word Confront
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Confront
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What's The Definition Of Confront?
[v] deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
[v] present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [v] oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" [v] be face to face with; "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume" Synonyms | Synonyms for Confront: face | face | face up Related Terms | Find terms related to Confront: accost | advance | affront | alight upon | analogize | approach | appropinquate | approximate | assimilate | await | baffle | balance | balk | be imminent | be in store | bear down on | bear down upon | bear up | beard | bell the cat | bid defiance | bite the bullet | blast | brave | brazen | brazen out | breast | brew | bring before | bring forward | bring into analogy | bring into comparison | bring up | bump heads | bump into | call out | challenge | checkmate | circumvent | close | close in | close with | come | come across | come among | come closer | come forward | come near | come on | come up | come up against | come upon | compare | compare and contrast | compare with | complain | complain loudly | confound | confront with | contend | contend with | contrapose | contraposit | contrast | contravene | counter | counteract | countermand | counterpose | counterwork | cross | dare | dash | defeat | defy | destroy | discomfit | disconcert | discountenance | dish | dispute | disrupt | dissent | double-dare | draw a comparison | draw a parallel | draw near | draw nigh | draw on | elude | encounter | envisage | face | face down | face out | face the music | face up | face up to | face with | fall across | fall among | fall foul of | fall upon | flout | flummox | foil | forthcome | front | frustrate | gain upon | gather | hang over | hover | impend | kick against | knock the chocks | lay before | lie opposite | lie over | light upon | liken | liken to | loom | lower | make a stand | match | measure against | meet | meet boldly | meet head-on | meet squarely | meet up with | meet with | menace | metaphorize | narrow the gap | near | nonplus | object | offer resistance | oppose | outdare | overhang | parallel | perplex | pitch upon | place against | place before | polarize | pose against | present to | protest | proximate | put in opposition | put it to | recalcitrate | relate | reluct | remonstrate | resist | revolt | ruin | run a comparison | run across | run into | run smack into | run the gauntlet | run up against | run upon | sabotage | scorn | scotch | scout | scream defiance | set at defiance | set before | set in contrast | set in opposition | set off against | set over against | show fight | sidle up to | similize | speak out | speak up | spike | spoil | stand | stand at bay | stand opposed | stand opposite | stand up against | stand up to | stare down | stem | step up | stonewall | strive against | stump | subtend | threaten | thwart | upset | view together | weigh | weigh against | withstand See Also | approach | breast | bully off | encounter | face | face off | front | front | go about | look | match | meet | oppose | pit | play | play off | set about | tackle | tackle | take on | take on | take the bull by the horns | undertake Confront In Webster's Dictionary \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confronted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Confronting}.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the
forehead or front. See {Front}.]
1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face
hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
We four, indeed, confronted were with four In
Russian habit. --Shak.
He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
--Hawthorne.
It was impossible at once to confront the might of
France and to trample on the liberties of England.
--Macaulay.
2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
to compare.
When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
you the same design executed by different hands.
--Addison.
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