come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent:300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters
(of a problem or difficulty) present itself to (someone) so that action must be taken:the new government was confronted with many profound difficulties
face up to and deal with (a problem or difficulty):we knew we couldn’t ignore the race issue and decided we’d confront it head on
compel (someone) to face or consider something, especially by way of accusation:Merrill confronted him with her suspicions
appear or be placed in front of (someone) so as to unsettle or threaten them:we were confronted with pictures of moving skeletons
