verb
confront
kuhn-FRUNT/kənˈfrʌnt/
to face or make someone face something difficult
She confronts the pile of overdue work.
Etymology
The pieces evoke being face to face. The early meaning of standing directly in front of people developed into facing them in defiance or opposition—the challenging encounter central to the modern verb.
In context
Instead of debating whether the policy sounds good, the panel has to confront the question of whether the same standard would have been applied
More examples
- We must confront the problem rather than ignore it.
- The evidence confronted him with an uncomfortable truth.
- They confronted several obstacles during the move.
Forms
confront · confronts · confronted · confronting
confrontation noun — a direct encounter with conflict or difficulty