For the word confront does it have two meanings ?

Question

because on dictionary.com it show's two meanings for the word confront which are: 1.To bring face to face with.
2.To face in a hostile manner.
Are they both the same meaning or not?

Answer 1

Definitions of confront on the Web:

* oppose, as in hostility or a competition (face); "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other."

* deal with (something unpleasant) head on (face up, face); "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

* (face, present) present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

* be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

Related Words: encounter, meet; accost, approach; repel, resist, withstand; battle, combat, contend (with), fight, oppose, square (off)

Phrase: stand up to

Near Antonyms: avoid, eschew, shun; elude, escape, evade

Antonyms: dodge, duck, shirk, sidestep

Answer 2

They both mean that a person is facing something. But each in a different manner.

It can be facing or confronting a person, or facing or confronting a thing. It doesn't always meaning you're LOOKING someone in the eye, or that you have to be hostile.

You could be facing a problem. And then it simply means you are facing it in a BRAVE way. Not hostile.

Answer 3

The Bible is inerrant in its original languages (Hebrew and Greek). The differences arrive from the manuscripts which was used to translate particular Bibles. There are differences between the Geneva Bible, the KJV, the NAS and the NIV. But the differences are small and the doctrine, history and ethics have not been altered or changed. Obviously, the Geneva Bible will read differently than the NIV due to the language it was translated into and the common language used at the time of the translation. Many of the newer versions (Living Bible) flesh out the verses and passages. Perhaps if you could have sighted the verses you think have had there meaning changed, it would have helped me answer your question more directly.

Answer 4

ya it's an iffy subject
like you don't have to go face to face with someone to confront them
you can confront them in a non hostile manner to
lets say you were handing out christmas bonuses and you wanted to tell someone about it
you could very well inform them of it without being hostile
but it still is somewhat of a confrontation
but actuley that would counted as informing in the dictionary

i don't know but lets say you go face to face with someone
then you send an email

both are confront
i'm hope i'm not too confusing
i don't really know what i'm talking about

adding:

you can make a confrontation as least hostile as you can

ex: your question sucks
that's somewhat hostile and also a confrontation
after all i was confronting you on the quality of your question
but i did do it without looking at your face

in my opinion the dictionary very "sketchy" and leaves much room for you to interpret the meaning

find another dictionary
you should be able to collectively gather the information you need without comeing on to yahoo answers to find out

but i'm not saying your dictionary still isn't a valuable resource

Answer 5

These don't necessarily mean the same thing. A confrontation is a face to face situation, and can become hostile. It all depends on the confrontational situation. No one wants to be confronted, and yet we all are at one time or another. Maintaining our cool, makes it a non-hostile confrontation, but is still a confrontation.

Answer 6

No not at all. You listed two different definitions, why are you asking if they are the same. They obviously are not. One is in a hostile manner and the other is literally being face to face.

Answer 7

well, generally confront is thought of having the second meaning, but the other one is correct too. And though they're a lot alike they're not the exact same either.

Answer 8

No not really though they often can be applied to the same situation
1) I confronted him with the accusations made against him.
2) I confronted him because I believed the accusations made against him.

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

No, they're two different meanings! Didn't you read what you just wrote?