Definition
People who face someone or something directly in challenge or conflict, or who confront difficult truths or problems.
Etymology
From confront, via Old French confronter, from Medieval Latin confrontare (con- 'with' + frons 'forehead'). Originally meant 'to bring foreheads together,' which is why it means facing something directly.
Kelly Says
The word literally means 'to bring foreheads together'—imagine two people in direct eye contact. Warriors and truth-tellers have always needed to be confronters, from ancient debaters to modern whistleblowers.
Translations
ARالعربية
المواجهون
al-muwaajihun
BNবাংলা
মুখোমুখি
mu-kho-mu-khi
CACatalà
confrontadors
kon-fron-ta-do-rs
CSČeština
konfrontace
kon-fron-ta-ce
DADansk
konfrontører
kon-fron-to-rer
DEDeutsch
Konfrontanten
kon-fron-tan-ten
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμετωπίζουν
an-ti-me-to-pee-zoon
ESEspañol
confrontadores
kon-fron-ta-do-res
FAفارسی
مواجهه کنندگان
mo-va-he-ye-kan-de-gan
FISuomi
konfrontattorit
kon-fron-ta-to-rit
FRFrançais
confrontateurs
kon-fron-ta-tew-r
HEעברית
מתנגדים
me-tan-ge-dim
HIहिन्दी
मुकाबला करने वाले
mu-ka-ba-la kar-ne wa-le
HUMagyar
konfrontálók
kon-fron-ta-lok
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentang
pen-tan-tang
ITItaliano
confrontisti
kon-fron-tee-sti
JA日本語
対峙する者たち
tai-ji-suru mono-tachi
KO한국어
대면하는 사람들
dae-myeon-ha-neun sa-ram-deul
MSBahasa Melayu
penghadapan
peng-ha-da-pan
NLNederlands
confrontanten
kon-fron-tan-ten
NONorsk
konfrontører
kon-fron-to-rer
PLPolski
konfrontacje
kon-fron-ta-chje
PTPortuguês
confrontantes
kon-fron-tan-tes
RORomână
confrontatori
kon-fron-ta-to-ri
RUРусский
конфронтаторы
kon-fron-ta-to-ry
SVSvenska
konfrontörer
kon-fron-to-rer
SWKiswahili
wanaume
wa-na-u-me
TEతెలుగు
సముఖంలో
sa-mu-kha-lo
THไทย
ผู้ต่อสู้
poo toe-soo
TLTL
nakikipag-talo
na-ki-ki-pa-ga-ta-lo
TRTürkçe
karşı karşıya gelenler
kar-shi kar-shi-ya ge-len-ler
UKУкраїнська
конфронтатори
kon-fron-ta-to-ry
URاردو
مُخالِفون
mu-kha-li-foon
VITiếng Việt
những người đối mặt
nhu-ng-oi doi mat