Confront word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "confront" word

[verb] deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
[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"
[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"
[verb] be face to face with; "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume"

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\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. We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. --Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression. --Hawthorne. It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England. --Macaulay. 2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing. 3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare. When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands. --Addison.

Synonyms for confront

face, face, face up

Antonyms: avoid

Related terms: appropinquate, bear up, brazen, brew, bring into analogy, challenge, close, come up against, come upon, compare, cross, disconcert, face down, forthcome, kick against, knock the chocks, present to, protest, reluct, scotch, speak up, step up

The fun area, different aproach to word »confront«

Let's analyse "confront" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNORFNOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2045 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- -. ..-. .-. --- -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: confront: 6 + 6 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: confront: 3 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 2 = 42, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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