Confront — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

oppose, as in hostility or a competition

deal with (something unpleasant) head on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚsˌeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/kənfɹˈʌnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənfɹˈʌnt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚsˌeɪl/.

Examples

You must confront your opponent
Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
The two enemies finally confronted each other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

present face face up

Antonyms

avoid

Parts of Speech

verb	oppose, as in hostility or a competition “You must confront your opponent”
verb	deal with (something unpleasant) head on “You must confront your problems”
verb	present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize “We confronted him with the evidence”
verb	be face to face with “The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume”

Word Forms

confrontation	noun	a bold challenge
face	noun	impudent aggressiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

konfrontieren

sich widersetzen, wie in Feindseligkeit oder Konkurrenz

🇫🇷French

affronter

s'opposer, comme dans l'hostilité ou une compétition

🇪🇸Spanish

confrontar

oponerse, como en hostilidad o competencia

🇮🇹Italian

confrontarsi

opporsi, come nell'ostilità o in una competizione

🇳🇱Dutch

confronteren

zich verzetten, zoals bij vijandigheid of competitie

🇵🇹Portuguese

enfrentar

opor-se, como na hostilidade ou numa competição

🇷🇺Russian

противостоять

противостоять, как во враждебности или соревновании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामना होना

विरोध करना, जैसे शत्रुता या प्रतिस्पर्धा में

🇧🇩Bengali

মুখোমুখি

বিরোধিতা করুন, যেমন শত্রুতা বা প্রতিযোগিতা

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்கொள்ள

விரோதம் அல்லது போட்டி போன்றவற்றை எதிர்க்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదుర్కొంటారు

వ్యతిరేకత లేదా పోటీలో వలె

🇮🇳Marathi

सामना

विरोध करा, शत्रुत्व किंवा स्पर्धेप्रमाणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુકાબલો

દુશ્મનાવટ અથવા સ્પર્ધાની જેમ વિરોધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎದುರಿಸಲು

ಹಗೆತನ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಂತೆ ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേരിടുക

ശത്രുതയിലോ മത്സരത്തിലോ ഉള്ളതുപോലെ എതിർക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕਰੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

سامنا کرنا

مخالفت، جیسا کہ دشمنی یا مقابلہ میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

面对

反对，如敌意或竞争

🇯🇵Japanese

対決する

敵意や競争のように反対する

🇰🇷Korean

직면하다

적대감이나 경쟁처럼 반대하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đối đầu

phản đối, như trong sự thù địch hoặc một cuộc cạnh tranh

🇹🇭Thai

เผชิญหน้า

ต่อต้าน เช่น เป็นปรปักษ์หรือแข่งขันกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengonfrontasi

menentang, seperti dalam permusuhan atau kompetisi

🇵🇭Filipino

harapin

sumalungat, tulad ng sa poot o isang kumpetisyon

🇲🇾Malay

berhadapan

menentang, seperti dalam permusuhan atau persaingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مواجهة

معارضة، كما هو الحال في العداء أو المنافسة

🇮🇷Persian

مقابله کند

مخالفت کنید، مانند خصومت یا رقابت

🇹🇷Turkish

yüzleşmek

düşmanlık veya rekabette olduğu gibi karşı çıkmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַמֵת

להתנגד, כמו בעוינות או בתחרות

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