confront sb with sth
— phrasal verb with confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ verb [T]Definition
C2 to tell someone what they do not want to hear, often because it is about something bad that they have done or because it needs an explanation: I know she's the one who made the error, but I don't want to confront her with it in case she breaks down.Announcing, informing and stating
(Definition of confront sb with sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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conformance noun
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conformist noun
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conformity noun
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confound verb
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confounded adjective
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confront verb
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confrontation noun
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confuse verb
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confused adjective
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confusing adjective
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Synonyms and related words:
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth phrasal verb
- advise verb
- awaken sb to sth phrasal verb
- come out phrasal verb (BECOME KNOWN)
- commit verb (PROMISE)
- declare verb (EXPRESS)
- disclose verb
- fyi
- known adjective
- misinform verb
- official adjective
- on the record idiom
- predicate verb
- pronouncement noun
- put sb out of their misery idiom
- put sth out phrasal verb (MAKE AVAILABLE)
- sensitize verb (MAKE AWARE)
- statement noun
- tell verb (SPEAK)
- unannounced adjective
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