confront
Pronunciation: /kənˈfrʌnt/
verb
- come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent: 300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters
- (of a problem or difficulty) present itself to (someone) so that action must be taken: the new government was confronted with many profound difficulties
- face up to and deal with (a problem or difficulty): we knew we couldn’t ignore the race issue and decided we’d confront it head on
- compel (someone) to face or consider something, especially by way of accusation: Merrill confronted him with her suspicions
- appear or be placed in front of (someone) so as to unsettle or threaten them: we were confronted with pictures of moving skeletons
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- 'with' + frons, front- 'face'