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Word entry · 8 letters

confront

Best crossword clue

"Face directly"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /kənˈfɹʌnt/Part of speech verbSorted cfnnoortStarts with CEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.
  • confront a problem
  • We should confront him about the missing money.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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