Main Entry:

con·front

Pronunciation:

\kən-ˈfrənt\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle French confronter to border on, confront, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com- + front-, frons forehead, front

Date:

circa 1568

1: to face especially in challenge : oppose <confront an enemy>2 a: to cause to meet : bring face-to-face <confront a reader with statistics> b: to meet face-to-face : encounter <confronted the possibility of failure>

— con·front·al \-ˈfrən-t^əl\ noun

— con·front·er noun