If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them. [VERB noun] If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it. We are learning how to confront death. [VERB noun] More @Wikipedia
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