Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Confront \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confronted}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Confronting}.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the
   forehead or front. See {Front}.]
   1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face
      hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

            We four, indeed, confronted were with four In
            Russian habit.                        --Shak.

            He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.

            Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
            into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
            magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
                                                  --Hawthorne.

            It was impossible at once to confront the might of
            France and to trample on the liberties of England.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
      confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.

   3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
      to compare.

            When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
            you the same design executed by different hands.
                                                  --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

confronting
     n : taking the bull by the horns [syn: {braving}, {coping with},
          {grappling}, {tackling}]