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confronting

confronting adjective: causing distress; upsetting. Also the present participle and gerund of confront.

Adjective

confronting (comparative more confronting, superlative most confronting)

  1. Causing distress; upsetting.

Also used as

confronting is also the present participle and gerund of confront.

Forms of confronting

comparativemore confronting
superlativemost confronting

Phrases with confronting

Questions about confronting

What does confronting mean?
Confronting means causing distress; upsetting.
What part of speech is confronting?
Confronting is an adjective.

Words near confronting in the dictionary

  1. confronter
  2. confronters
  3. confrontes
  4. confrontest
  5. confronteth
  6. confronting
  7. confronting one's demons
  8. confrontive
  9. confrontment
  10. confrontments
  11. confronts

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