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Noun confronting has 1 sense
- braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling - taking the bull by the horns
--1 is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
--1 has particulars: face, facing
Verb confront has 4 senses
- confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
--1 is one way to meet, encounter, play, take on
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- confront, face up, face - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
--2 is one way to set about, go about, approach
Antonyms: avoid
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- confront, face, present - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
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- confront - be face to face with; "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume"
--4 is one way to front, look, face
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