confront
pronunciation
How to pronounce confront in British English:
UK [kənˈfrʌnt]
How to pronounce confront in American English:
US [kənˈfrʌnt]
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- Verb:
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- be face to face with
Word Origin
- confront (v.)
- 1560s, "to stand in front of," from Middle French confronter (15c.), from Medieval Latin confrontare "assign limits, adjoin," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + frontem (nominative frons) "forehead" (see front (n.)). Sense of "to face in defiance or hostility" is late 16c. Related: Confronted; confronting.
Example
- 1. Confront and master the inevitable crises of life .
- 2. These are the challenges that global leaders confront .
- 3. Some still argue that we must reason gently with china , not confront it .
- 4. Confront jealousy before trust and intimacy are destroyed .
- 5. And many voters think mr mccain is the man to confront them .