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confront

verbid 5066·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

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Variants

synonym
facepresent
pasttense
confronted
presentparticiple
confronting
thirdpersonsingular
confronts
pastparticiple
confronted

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
to deal with something unpleasant head on
§2
to present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
§3
to oppose, as in hostility or a competition
§4
to be face to face with
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
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