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- [kuh n-fruhnt]
- /kənˈfrʌnt/
- /kənˈfrʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-fruhnt]
- /kənˈfrʌnt/
Definitions of confront word
- verb confront If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. 3
- verb confront If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it. 3
- verb confront If you are confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you. 3
- verb confront If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them. 3
- verb confront If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something. 3
- verb confront to present or face (with something), esp in order to accuse or criticize 3
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Origin of confront
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Medieval Latin confrontārī, equivalent to Latin con- con- + -frontārī, derivative of Latin frōns forehead, front
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Parts of speech for Confront
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
confront popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for confront
verb confront
- defy — If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- accost — If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
Antonyms for confront
verb confront
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
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