Confront

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÊŒnˈfrÊŒnt/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒnt

Origin

From Old French confronter, from Medieval Latin confrontare, from con- + frons ("forehead”, “front")

Full definition of confront

Verb

1. (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.We should confront him about the missing money.
2. (transitive) To deal with.
3. (transitive) To something bring face to face with.
4. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
5. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
6. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
7. (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Derived terms

• confrontation
• confrontational
• confronter
• confrontment

Related terms

• confronté heraldry