confronts one's demons
confronts one's demons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of confront one's demons.
Meaning of confront one's demons
Verb
confront one's demons (third-person singular simple present confronts one's demons, present participle confronting one's demons, simple past and past participle confronted one's demons)
- To work through past experiences that have left emotional scars.
- But a personal and almost menopausal crisis brings him back to an Edinburgh he hardly recognises. As if in a Sergio Leone film, Renton has an obscure need to return, to confront the demons of his past, in particular the three guys he ripped off after a drug deal at the end of the last story.2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian
- Synonyms:
- face one's demons, meet one's demons
Questions about confronts one's demons
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