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| con·front [ kən frúnt ] (past and past participle con·front·ed, present participle con·front·ing, 3rd person present singular con·fronts) |
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1. challenge somebody face to face: to come face to face with somebody, especially in a challenge, and usually with hostility, criticism, or defiance
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2. make somebody aware of something: to bring something such as contradictory facts or evidence to the attention of somebody, often in a challenging way
  confronted her with the evidence
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3. encounter difficulty: to be forced to deal with something, especially an obstacle that must be overcome
This is just one of the difficulties students confront these days.
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4. be problem for somebody: to cause difficulty to or present an obstacle for somebody
The hardships that would confront the settlers were blissfully unknown when they started out.
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< medieval Latin confrontare< Latin front- "forehead"] |
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| con·front·er noun |
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