verb

confront

kuhn-FRUHNT

verb

To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.

"She decided to confront her landlord about the broken heating."

"He was confronted by an angry crowd outside the courthouse."

To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

"The company finally had to confront its declining sales."

How to Use Confront

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo face someone or something head-on, especially something unpleasant.

Common pairings

confront the issue confront someone about confront reality

confronted past tense, confronts singular

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She decided to _____ her landlord about the broken heating.

From Medieval Latin confrontare, from con- ("together") + frontem ("forehead, front") — literally "to stand front-to-front with".