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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
confront/kənˈfrʌnt/
▶verb
  • 1 stand or meet face to face with hostile intent.
  • 2 (of a problem) present itself to (someone).

    ■ face up to and deal with (a problem).

    ■ compel (someone) to face or consider something.
– derivatives
confrontation noun,
confrontational adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr. confronter, from med. L. confrontare, from L. con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’.



'confront' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "confront" in the title:
... to confront their formulation with that of <Marx, Marx's>.
affront/ confront
Confront
confront
confront failure
confront my own fury against the cruelty
Confront you or confront with you
confront/encounter discrimination or hostility.
Face & Confront
face vs confront
meet, confront, face

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