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- Dictionaryconfront/kənˈfrʌnt/
verb
- 1. come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent: "he confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave" Similar Opposite
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to deal with a difficult problem, situation, or person: He forced the country to confront the issue of deforestation. When I took office, I was confronted with new guidelines. Becca will have to confront some frightening truths about this disease.
1. : to face especially in challenge : oppose. confront an enemy. The mayor was confronted by a group of protesters. 2. a. : to cause to meet : bring face-to-face. confront a reader with statistics. confronted her with the evidence. b. : to meet face-to-face : encounter. confronted the possibility of failure. confrontal. kən-ˈfrən-tᵊl. noun.
Confront means either to face a situation that makes you uncomfortable, or to say something to someone about something they've done that bothers you. Rather than letting things go, when people are rude to you you should confront them.
Confront definition: to face in hostility or defiance; oppose. See examples of CONFRONT used in a sentence.
to deal with a difficult problem, situation, or person: He forced the country to confront the issue of deforestation. When I took office, I was confronted with new guidelines. Becca will have to confront some frightening truths about this disease.
1. to face in hostility or defiance; oppose. 2. to set face to face: They confronted him with the evidence. 3. to stand or come in front of; meet face to face.
If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them. She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face. [ VERB noun ]
Confront definition: To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility.
1. If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. [...] 2. If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it. [...] 3. If you are confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you. [...] More.
Definition of confront verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
