confront

verb

1. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly: accost, encounter, face, front. See meet.
2. To come up against: encounter, face, meet, run into. See meet.

v

Definition: challenge
Antonyms: back down

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  Synonym: face

Meaning #2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on
  Synonyms: face up, face
  Antonym: avoid (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
  Synonyms: face, present

Meaning #4: be face to face with

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - konfrontere, møde, sammenligne, stå ansigt til ansigt med
v. intr. - stille sig ansigt til ansigt med, konfrontere

Nederlands (Dutch)
confronteren, tegenover elkaar stellen, het hoofd bieden

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire face à, affronter, mettre qn en présence de qn/qch
v. intr. - s'affronter

Deutsch (German)
v. - gegenübertreten, konfrontieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιμετωπίζω (δυσκολίες, εχθρό κ.λπ.), φέρνω αντιμέτωπο, αντιπαρατίθεμαι σε, φέρνω σε αντιπαράσταση (μάρτυρες κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
far fronte a, affrontare, fronteggiare, tener testa a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - confrontar

Русский (Russian)
столкнуться, дать отпор

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - hacer frente a, encarar con
v. intr. - encararse con, enfrentarse a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - konfrontera, möta, modigt möta, jämföra, ligga mitt emot (om hus)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使面对, 遭遇, 对抗, 被面对

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使面對, 遭遇, 對抗
v. intr. - 被面對

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 직면하다, 대항하다, 대조하다
v. intr. - 직면하게 되다, 대항하게 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 立ち向かう, 直面する, 直面させる, 対決させる, 突き付ける, 向かい合う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) واجه, جابه, تصدى ل, تحدى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עמד מול, התעמת עם בעיה, האשים‬
v. intr. - ‮עמד מול, התעמת עם‬

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