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Word: Confront
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈfrʌnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent
Short Definition:face with hostile intent
Examples:- he confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave
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