Dictionary

confront en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈfɹʊnt/ (Northern-England)
• (California) audio
• /kɒnˈfɹɒnt/ (obsolete)
• /kənˈfɹɐnt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /kənˈfɹʌnt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French confronter, borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre, from con- + frontem (“front, forehead”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
   • It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.
2. (transitive) To deal with.
   • confront a problem
3. (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
   • We should confront him about the missing money.
4. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
   • Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.
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.

Forms

Deriveds

reconfront · confrontable · confrontational · confrontative · unconfronted · confrontment · confrontal · confrontation · confronter · confront one's demons · carefront

Relateds

confronté

Synonyms

oppose · challenge · tackle

Translations (94)

tr karşı koymak (to come up against; to encounter) · de konfrontieren (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · es enfrentar (to deal with) · de gegenübertreten (to engage in confrontation) · mi tuma (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · pt enfrentar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · de einander gegenüberstellen (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · oc afrontar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · uk стика́тися (to come up against; to encounter) · eo alfronti (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · he הִתְעַמֵּת (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · bg противостоя (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · bg имам работа с (to deal with) · sq ballafaqoj (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · de entgegentreten (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · tr göğüs germek (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · mi whakatumatuma (to engage in confrontation) · sq ballafaqoj (to bring someone face to face with something) · he התעמת (to engage in confrontation) · de konfrontieren (to come up against; to encounter) · ru ста́лкиваться (to come up against; to encounter) · sq ballafaqoj (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · bg стоя срещу (to come up against; to encounter) · ca confrontar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · th เผชิญหน้า (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · ru противостоя́ть (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · de sich mit etwas auseinandersetzen (to deal with) · ar وَاجَهَ (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · de sich einer Sache f stellen (to deal with) · de nebeneinanderhalten (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) · it affrontare (to deal with) · mi whakatuma (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · eo alfronti (to deal with) · it confrontare (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · tr yüzleşmek (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · sq ballafaqoj (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) · nl confronteren (to deal with) · ca enfrontar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · it sfidare (to come up against; to encounter) · pt confrontar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · nl confronteren (to come up against; to encounter) · nl confronteren (to bring someone face to face with something) · la cōnfrontō (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · bg съпоставям (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) · fi kohdata (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · de konfrontieren (to bring someone face to face with something) · it confrontare (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) · nl confronteren (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · es enfrontar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · nl vergelijken (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) · sq përballoj (to engage in confrontation) · bg изправям се пред (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · mi whakahorohoro (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · tr yüzleştirmek (to bring someone face to face with something) · sv konfrontera (to engage in confrontation) · ru сопоставля́ть (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · de sich mit einem Problem befassen (to deal with) · io konfrontar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · sq kundërvihem (i) (to come up against; to encounter) · es enfrentar (to come up against; to encounter) · es salirle al paso (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · ru столкну́ться (to come up against; to encounter) · mi whakapātari (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · es confrontar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · ru противопоста́вить (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · it affrontare (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · it confrontarsi (to bring someone face to face with something) · de gegenüberstellen (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) · ru сопоста́вить (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · es enfrentar (to bring someone face to face with something) · fi kohdata (to deal with) · es enfrentar (to engage in confrontation) · af konfronteer (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · uk зіткну́тися (to come up against; to encounter) · sq ballafaqoj (to deal with) · cs čelit (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · de konfrontieren (to engage in confrontation) · bcl atubang (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · de begegnen (to come up against; to encounter) · es hacer frente (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · nl confronteren (to engage in confrontation) · ru име́ть де́ло (to deal with) · th สู้หน้า (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · fi kohdata (to bring someone face to face with something) · eo konfronti (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · fi kohdata (to come up against; to encounter) · sv konfrontera (to deal with) · nl tegenover stellen (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · ru противопоставля́ть (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · fr confronter (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · nl tegenover stellen (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) · khb ᦎᦹᧅ (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) · bg съпоставям (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) · es enfrentar (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance)