Confronting

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of confront form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing distress; upsetting.

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acrossadversativeadverseadversiveagainstantagonistic

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"It is a literary work confronting the class problem of a consumer society."

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