confront

/kənˈfrʌnt/

to face or deal with a difficult situation or person

She decided to confront her boss about the unfair treatment.

She chose to address the issue directly with her boss.

general

to face or deal with a difficult situation or person directly

The detective had to confront the suspect about the evidence.

The detective needed to directly address the suspect regarding the evidence.

We must confront the challenges ahead with courage.

We need to face the upcoming difficulties bravely.

Often implies a serious or emotional encounter, but can also be neutral.

Collocations

confront someoneto directly address someoneconfront a problemto deal with a problem directlyconfront the truthto accept or face a difficult reality

a serious disagreement or argument

tending to cause arguments or disputes

Use 'confront' when someone is dealing with a difficult situation or person directly.

'Confront' implies directness, often with some emotional weight.

From Latin 'confrontare' (to face or oppose), from 'con-' (with) + 'frons' (forehead, front).

Can be used in both positive (brave) and negative (aggressive) contexts.

con-

with

prefix

-front

forehead, front

root

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