confront
verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt 
confronted; confronting; confronts
1
: to face especially in challenge : oppose
confront an enemy
The mayor was confronted by a group of protesters.
2
a
: to cause to meet : bring face-to-face
confront a reader with statistics
confronted her with the evidence
b
: to meet face-to-face : encounter
confronted the possibility of failure
confronter
noun
Examples of confront in a Sentence
They confronted the invaders at the shore.
She confronted him about his smoking.
The country is reluctant to confront its violent past.
The photographs confront the viewer with images of desperate poverty.
I confronted her with the evidence.
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The British-Muslim coming-of-age drama follows two teenage girls who run away from troubled lives, confronting radicalization, identity and belonging.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The Belgian Catholic Church has been rocked by a series of devastating clerical abuse scandals in recent years, which Pope Francis confronted directly during a visit to Belgium last year, spending more than two hours with survivors.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
It should also be noted that former Baylor assistant coach Mason Miller, who left the team due to what Dave Aranda called a ‘personal matter’, is not the coach that was confronted by AD Mack Rhoades.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
On one side the KC Reparations Coalition is preparing to launch a six-month public education campaign and raise $50,000 for a documentary that will confront misconceptions about reparations.
—J.m. Banks
november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The Belgian Catholic Church has been rocked by a series of devastating clerical abuse scandals in recent years, which Pope Francis confronted directly during a visit to Belgium last year, spending more than two hours with survivors.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
It should also be noted that former Baylor assistant coach Mason Miller, who left the team due to what Dave Aranda called a ‘personal matter’, is not the coach that was confronted by AD Mack Rhoades.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
On one side the KC Reparations Coalition is preparing to launch a six-month public education campaign and raise $50,000 for a documentary that will confront misconceptions about reparations.
—J.m. Banks
november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confront. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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confront
verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt
1
: to face especially in challenge : oppose
confront an enemy
2
: to bring face-to-face : cause to meet
confronted with difficulties
confrontation
noun
ˌkän-(ˌ)frən-ˈtā-shən
Legal Definition
confront
transitive verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt
: to face or bring face-to-face for the purpose of challenging especially through cross-examination
the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him—U.S. Constitution amend. VI
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