confront
US /kənˈfrʌnt/
・UK /kən'frʌnt/
B1
verb
- To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
Examples
The demonstrators found themselves confronted by a line of police, blocking the road.
I was suddenly confronted by the task of rewriting the entire book.