1. present participle of confront; facing or dealing with something difficult or challenging

1. causing shock, distress, or strong emotional reaction; disturbing to encounter

Examples

• She is confronting her fears about public speaking.
• The team is confronting several budget challenges this year.
• He spent the morning confronting his mistakes from yesterday.
• The documentary contained some confronting images of poverty.
• The artist’s work was praised for its confronting honesty.
• Many viewers found the film’s ending quite confronting.