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confronted

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //kənˈfɹəntəd// UK //kənfɹˈʌntɪd// con·front·ed

v. to face a person or a problem directly, especially when it is difficult or scary. You do this when you want to deal with a situation instead of ignoring it.

v. to face or address a person, problem, or situation directly and defiantly. Transitive; often implies a challenge or a requirement to deal with an unpleasant truth.


SIMPLE

She confronted her boss about the missing payment.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee finally confronted the issue of declining membership during the annual general meeting.

COMPLEX

Psychologists often suggest that trauma can only be processed once the individual feels secure enough to be confronted with the memories they have long suppressed.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; frequently used in the passive voice ('to be confronted by/with').

Pitfall

They confronted to the problemThey confronted the problemConfront is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition before the object.

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