Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confront

/kənˈfɹʌnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
con-front
IPA
/kənˈfɹʌnt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

Transitive verb

verb

To deal with.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring someone face to face with something.

Transitive verb

verb

To come up against; to encounter.

Transitive verb

verb

To engage in confrontation.

Intransitive verb

verb

To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

Transitive verb

verb

To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French confronter, borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre, from con- + frontem (“front, forehead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kənˈfɹʌnt/
  • British English: /kənˈfɹʌnt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

confronts (present, singular) confronting (participle, present) confronted (participle, past) confronted (past)

Derived Forms

carefront confrontable confrontal confrontation confrontational confrontative confronter confrontment reconfront unconfronted

Phrases

confront one's demons

Frequently Paired Words

confronté

Synonyms

oppose challenge tackle face up face present

Rhymes With

front hunt blunt cunt stunt punt grunt brunt affront bunt shunt lunt

Questions

How do you pronounce confront?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfɹʌnt/.
What does confront mean?
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
Where does confront come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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