CONFRONTING

Adjective

confronting (comparative more confronting, superlative most confronting)

Causing distress; upsetting.

Verb

confronting

present participle of confront

Source: Wiktionary

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confronting n.

Definition: dealing with (a person or problem) directly; taking the bull by the horns. Syn. -- braving, coping with, grappling, tackling. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

CONFRONT

Con*front", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Confronting.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the forehead or front. See Front.]

1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. Shak.

He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden.

Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression. Hawthorne.

It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England. Macaulay.

2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.

3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.

When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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