Definitions for confront
kənˈfrʌntcon·front

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confront, faceverb

   oppose, as in hostility or a competition

   "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

2. confront, face up, faceverb

   deal with (something unpleasant) head on

   "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

3. confront, face, presentverb

   present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

   "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

4. confrontverb

   be face to face with

   "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confrontverb

   To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.

   We should confront him about the missing money.

2. confrontverb

   To deal with.

3. confrontverb

   To something bring face to face with.

4. confrontverb

   To come up against; to encounter.

5. confrontverb

   To engage in confrontation.

6. confrontverb

   To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

7. confrontverb

   To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

8. Etymology: From confronter, from confrontare, from con- + frons

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONFRONTverb

   Etymology: confronter, French.

   1. To stand against another in full view; to face.

   He spoke, and then confronts the bull;
   And on his ample forehead, aiming full,
   The deadly stroke descended. John Dryden, Virg. Æn.

   2. To stand face to face, in opposition to another.

   We began to lay his unkindness unto him: he seeing himself confronted by so many, went not to denial, but to justify his cruel falshood. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   In these two things the East and West churches did interchangeably both confront the Jews and concur with them. Richard Hooker, b. i. sect. 11.

   Blood hath bought blood, and blows have answer’d blows,
   Strength match’d with strength, and power confronted power. William Shakespeare, King John.

   Bellona’s bridegroom, lapt in proof,
   Confronted him with self comparisons,
   Point against point rebellious, arm ’gainst arm. William Shakespeare, Macb.

   3. To oppose one evidence to another in open court.4. To compare one thing with another.

   When I confront a medal with a verse, I only shew you the same design executed by different hands. Joseph Addison, on Medals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confront

   Confrontation is an element of conflict wherein parties confront one another, directly engaging one another in the course of a dispute between them. A confrontation can be at any scale, between any number of people, between entire nations or cultures, or between living things other than humans. Metaphorically, a clash of forces of nature, or between one person and his own causes of internal turmoil, might be described as a confrontation. It has been noted that the term confrontation has "a negative image, largely because people tend to confront others not about pleasant things but about painful, unpleasant things" and that it also "suffers from the stigma of being overly aggressive in both nature and intent". An examination of a hypothetical confrontation is the basis of confrontation analysis (also known as dilemma analysis), an operational analysis technique used to structure, understand and think through multi-party interactions such as negotiations. It is the underpinning mathematical basis of drama theory.

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1. confront

   To confront means to directly face or encounter, often in defiance or hostility. It can also mean addressing a challenging issue, situation, or problem openly and directly. This could involve a physical, verbal, or emotional challenge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confrontverb

   to stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness

2. Confrontverb

   to put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing

3. Confrontverb

   to set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare

4. Etymology: [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the forehead or front. See Front.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confront

   kon-frunt′, v.t. to stand in front of: to face: to oppose: to bring face to face: to compare.—n. Confrontā′tion, the bringing of people face to face. [Fr. confronter—Low L.,—L. con, together, and frons, the front. See Front.]

Matched Categories

1. • Face
   • Meet

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confront' in Verbs Frequency: #644

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How to pronounce confront?

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   Australian

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How to say confront in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confront in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confront in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of confront in a Sentence

1. Samuel Alito:

   In sum, the concurrence’s quest for a middle way would only put off the day when we would be forced to confront the question we now decide. The turmoil wrought by Roe and Casey would be prolonged, it is far better—for this Court and the country—to face up to the real issue without further delay.

2. Ed Royce:

   Every member on the House floor felt the prime minister's passion and resolve to confront this challenge.

3. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   This scene is just so horrific, one minute, people are going about their day. The next minute, people are running for their lives. This is a terrorist attack in the heart of Europe. As our countries have always done, we must confront this together.

4. Mike Duggan:

   And, in fact in this case, first one in the door, first one down the stairs to confront an armed suspect, his courage resulted in tragedy.

5. Pastor John MacArthur:

   Ultimately, the dissenters, the ones who will not cave in, are going to be those who are faithful to the Bible, and that's what's already leading to laws made against doing what we are commanded to do in Scripture, which is to confront that sin. And that's just going to escalate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=confront
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confront
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=confront
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confront
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confront
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=confront
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=confront