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.
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Despite being confronted by the pastor, the man — who has not yet been identified by police — decided to put up a fight.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
No matter how things play out in the men’s WarGames match, Rollins should make his presence felt with a major moment confronting Punk.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
In a video recorded by Jackson, the captain of the flight can apparently be heard instructing passengers to remain on board in Paris just before law enforcement officers arrived to confront the stowaway.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The 5-year-old U.S. Space Force is moving quickly to confront what is becoming its priority challenge: the threat of anti-satellite weapons (ASATs) from foreign adversaries, including Russia and China.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
No matter how things play out in the men’s WarGames match, Rollins should make his presence felt with a major moment confronting Punk.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
In a video recorded by Jackson, the captain of the flight can apparently be heard instructing passengers to remain on board in Paris just before law enforcement officers arrived to confront the stowaway.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The 5-year-old U.S. Space Force is moving quickly to confront what is becoming its priority challenge: the threat of anti-satellite weapons (ASATs) from foreign adversaries, including Russia and China.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confront. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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