confront

verb

(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

(transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.

(transitive) To deal with.

(transitive) To come up against; to encounter.

(intransitive) To engage in confrontation.

(transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

(transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Roots

frons-front · Latin · forehead, front

Synonyms for confront

facen encountern meetv recalcitratev defyv accostv resistv

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Where does confront come from?

The word confront breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -front, from Latin frons (“forehead, front”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.