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confront

verb
/kənˈfɹʌnt/

Etymology

From Middle French confronter, borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre, from con- + frontem (“front, forehead”).

  1. derived from confronto
  2. borrowed from confronter

Definitions

  1. To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance

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

    • It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.

  2. To deal with.

    • confront a problem

  3. To bring someone face to face with something.

    • We should confront him about the missing money.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To come up against

      To come up against; to encounter.

      • Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.

    2. To engage in confrontation.

    3. To set a thing side by side with

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

    4. To put a thing facing to

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

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Derived

carefront, confrontable, confrontation, confrontational, confrontative, confronter, confrontment, confront one's demons, reconfront, unconfronted

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at confront. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at confront. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at confront

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA