Confrontational vs Confront - What's the difference?
confrontational | confront | Derived terms |
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
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, year=2011
, date=October 15
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd
, work=BBC Sport
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
To deal with.
To something bring face to face with.
To come up against; to encounter.
To engage in confrontation.
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
Confront is a derived term of confrontational.
As an adjective confrontational
is pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.As a verb confront is
to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.confrontational
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=It was Liverpool who once again carried the momentum after the break and the recalled Rio Ferdinand was booked for a foul on Suarez, whose confrontational approach and brilliant natural ability was proving hard to handle.}}
confront
English
Verb
(en verb)- We should confront him about the missing money.