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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
1C2O3N4F5R6O7N8T

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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