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Meaning of CONFRONTING

Pronunciation:  kunfr'unting

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 Definition: [n]  taking the bull by the horns
 
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 Synonyms: braving, coping with, grappling, tackling
 
 See Also: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, face, facing, try

 

 

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 Related Terms: adversative, adverse, adversive, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antithetic, antonymous, at cross-purposes, balancing, clashing, compensating, conflicting, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, counterbalancing, counterpoised, countervailing, dead against, discordant, discrepant, eyeball to eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, facing, hostile, inconsistent, inimical, inverse, obverse, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, perverse, polar, polaric, polarized, repugnant, reverse, squared off
 

 

 

 

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