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US
/kənˈfɹənt/
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[ UK /kənfɹˈʌnt/ ]
[ UK /kənfɹˈʌnt/ ]
VERB
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oppose, as in hostility or a competition
The two enemies finally confronted each other
Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
You must confront your opponent -
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
An enormous dilemma faces us
He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
We confronted him with the evidence -
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
You must confront your problems
He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes -
be face to face with
The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume
How To Use confront In A Sentence
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- From a pure box-office point of view, all of us can surely relish the sort of muscular macho, the one-on-one confrontation on view when a Phil Vickery meets a Christian Califano.
- She had a series of heated confrontation with her parents over homework.
- The pursuit of such metaphysical questions is just a high-minded distraction from the more pressing issue of confronting the dilemma of one's existence here and now.
- Once the bewitcher is unmasked they are then confronted and asked to call off the attack.
- PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Thailand and Cambodia said they have made progress in settling a border dispute that sparked a deadly military confrontation last month. My Sinchew -
- But there was understandable outrage when sundry fund managers and regional stockbrokers were confronted with the hat. Times, Sunday Times
- The world will be no less confrontational just because of its economic plight; in all probability it will be more so. Times, Sunday Times
- Jealous Liberal Journalists Attack Keith Olbermann yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Jealous Liberal Journalists Attack Keith Olbermann'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Lookout Keith Olbermann: now that you are more popular than Bill O\'Reilly in the cable news Neilson ratings, you must confront an even bigger monster, an even more tenacious adversary, an egomaniacally superior life-species: establishment liberal journalists.' Jealous Liberal Journalists Attack Keith Olbermann
- Solicitors taking a confrontational approach can often inflame the situation rather than calm it. Why Am I Afraid to Divorce?