grammar · formal
be confronted with + noun
To face a difficult situation, problem, or challenge.
Examples
“The government was confronted with a sudden rise in unemployment.”
“Healthcare systems are confronted with increasing demand and limited resources.”
“Local communities were confronted with the effects of long-term drought.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy makers are frequently confronted with complex trade-offs between economic growth and environmental protection.”
Collocations
- be confronted with a problem
- be confronted with challenges
Common mistakes
The company is confronted by serious issues.→The company is confronted with serious issues.
They confronted with many difficulties.→They were confronted with many difficulties.
Say it for a higher band
5face→6be faced with→7+be confronted with
Synonyms
be faced with
Easily confused
be confronted with vs be faced with
“The school was faced with budget cuts last year.”
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