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To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility: I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.
(verb-transitive)
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To bring face to face with: The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.
(verb-transitive)
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To come up against; encounter: confronted danger at every turn.
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To engage in confrontation: "She got no child support. [She] didn't argue or confront” ( Gail Sheehy).
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.