Both Uses of
confront
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- But that thought, and not the thought only but the reality itself, seemed to come and confront him.†
Chpt 6 *
- Again the sounding began and the significant conversations in his presence and in another room, about the kidneys and the appendix, and the questions and answers, with such an air of importance that again, instead of the real question of life and death which now alone confronted him, the question arose of the kidney and appendix which were not behaving as they ought to and would now be attached by Michael Danilovich and the specialist and forced to amend their ways.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(confront) to deal directly with an unpleasant situation or person
or:
to challenge someone -- often by presenting evidence