'Confront' definitions:
Definition of 'confront'
(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: confront, face]
verb
Deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: confront, face up, face] [ant: avoid]
verb
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" [syn: confront, face, present]
verb
Be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
Definition of 'Confront'
From: GCIDE
- Confront \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Confronting.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the forehead or front. See Front.]
- 1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. [1913 Webster]
- We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
- It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare. [1913 Webster]
- When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'confront'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accost,
- advance,
- affront,
- alight upon,
- analogize,
- approach,
- appropinquate,
- approximate,
- assimilate,
- await,
- baffle,
- balance,
- balk,
- be imminent,
- be in store,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear up,
- beard,
- bell the cat,
- bid defiance,
- bite the bullet,
- blast,
- brave,
- brazen,
- brazen out,
- breast,
- brew,
- bring before,
- bring forward,
- bring into analogy,
- bring into comparison,
- bring up,
- bump heads,
- bump into,
- call out,
- challenge,
- checkmate,
- circumvent,
- close,
- close in,
- close with,
- come,
- come across,
- come among,
- come closer,
- come forward,
- come near,
- come on,
- come up,
- come up against,
- come upon,
- compare,
- compare and contrast,
- compare with,
- complain,
- complain loudly,
- confound,
- confront with,
- contend,
- contend with,
- contrapose,
- contraposit,
- contrast,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countermand,
- counterpose,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- dare,
- dash,
- defeat,
- defy,
- destroy,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- discountenance,
- dish,
- dispute,
- disrupt,
- dissent,
- double-dare,
- draw a comparison,
- draw a parallel,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- draw on,
- elude,
- encounter,
- envisage,
- face,
- face down,
- face out,
- face the music,
- face up,
- face up to,
- face with,
- fall across,
- fall among,
- fall foul of,
- fall upon,
- flout,
- flummox,
- foil,
- forthcome,
- front,
- frustrate,
- gain upon,
- gather,
- hang over,
- hover,
- impend,
- kick against,
- knock the chocks,
- lay before,
- lie opposite,
- lie over,
- light upon,
- liken,
- liken to,
- loom,
- lower,
- make a stand,
- match,
- measure against,
- meet,
- meet boldly,
- meet head-on,
- meet squarely,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- menace,
- metaphorize,
- narrow the gap,
- near,
- nonplus,
- object,
- offer resistance,
- oppose,
- outdare,
- overhang,
- parallel,
- perplex,
- pitch upon,
- place against,
- place before,
- polarize,
- pose against,
- present to,
- protest,
- proximate,
- put in opposition,
- put it to,
- recalcitrate,
- relate,
- reluct,
- remonstrate,
- resist,
- revolt,
- ruin,
- run a comparison,
- run across,
- run into,
- run smack into,
- run the gauntlet,
- run up against,
- run upon,
- sabotage,
- scorn,
- scotch,
- scout,
- scream defiance,
- set at defiance,
- set before,
- set in contrast,
- set in opposition,
- set off against,
- set over against,
- show fight,
- sidle up to,
- similize,
- speak out,
- speak up,
- spike,
- spoil,
- stand,
- stand at bay,
- stand opposed,
- stand opposite,
- stand up against,
- stand up to,
- stare down,
- stem,
- step up,
- stonewall,
- strive against,
- stump,
- subtend,
- threaten,
- thwart,
- upset,
- view together,
- weigh,
- weigh against,
- withstand