confront
verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt 
confronted; confronting; confronts
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
confronter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of confront in a Sentence
They confronted the invaders at the shore.
She confronted him about his smoking.
The country is reluctant to confront its violent past.
The photographs confront the viewer with images of desperate poverty.
I confronted her with the evidence.
Recent Examples on the Web
This political reality is also confronting Sen. Jon Tester (D) in Montana, where Trump is expected to win by double digits.
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Justin Green, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
As Musk has continued to promote false and misleading election information on X, election officials have increasingly confronted him on his own platform.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Moderated by the Founder of Women of the World Foundation, Jude Kelly, the CHOGM side-event was one of a series that have been taking place across the Commonwealth to engender more effective collaboration between governments, leaders in civil society and the private sector to confront the issue.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
And the holiday movie circuit confronts similar opinions.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Justin Green, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
As Musk has continued to promote false and misleading election information on X, election officials have increasingly confronted him on his own platform.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Moderated by the Founder of Women of the World Foundation, Jude Kelly, the CHOGM side-event was one of a series that have been taking place across the Commonwealth to engender more effective collaboration between governments, leaders in civil society and the private sector to confront the issue.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
And the holiday movie circuit confronts similar opinions.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confront. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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confront
verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt
1
: to face especially in challenge : oppose
confront an enemy
2
: to bring face-to-face : cause to meet
confronted with difficulties
confrontation
noun
ˌkän-(ˌ)frən-ˈtā-shən
Legal Definition
confront
transitive verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt
: to face or bring face-to-face for the purpose of challenging especially through cross-examination
the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him—U.S. Constitution amend. VI
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