confronted

Verb

confront (third-person singular simple present confronts, present participle confronting, simple past and past participle confronted)

1. (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
   • It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.

   Synonyms:

   oppose, challenge

2. (transitive) To deal with.
   • confront a problem

   Synonyms:

   tackle

3. (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
   • We should confront him about the missing money.
4. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
   • Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.
5. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
6. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

See all 7 meanings of confront