transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈfrənt ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle French confronter to border on, confront, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com- + front-, frons forehead, front
Date: circa 1568
1. : to face especially in challenge : oppose
confront an enemy
2.
a. : to cause to meet : bring face-to-face
confront a reader with statistics
b. : to meet face-to-face : encounter
confront ed the possibility of failure
• con·front·al -ˈfrən-t ə l noun
• con·front·er noun