Dictionary Entry
confront
confront is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
- 2transitive verb
To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
- 3transitive verb
To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
- 4verb
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
"You must confront your problems"
"He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
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- 5verb
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"
- 6verb
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
"You must confront your opponent"
"Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
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- 7verb
be face to face with
"The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
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