different between confront vs outface

English

Etymology

From Old French confronter, from Medieval Latin confrontare, from con- + frons (“forehead”, “front”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?f??nt/
  • Rhymes: -?nt
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??nt/
• Hyphenation: con?front

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

   Synonyms: oppose, challenge

2. (transitive) To deal with.

3. (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.

4. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.

5. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
6. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
7. (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Derived terms

Related terms

• confronté (heraldry)

Translations

References

English

Etymology

out- +? face

Verb

outface (third-person singular simple present outfaces, present participle outfacing, simple past and past participle outfaced)

1. (transitive) To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation; to stare down; to withsay
2. (transitive) To boldly confront a situation.

Anagrams

• face out