Confront- 1. to face esp. in challenge: oppose: also: to deal unflinchingly with. 2. to cause to face or meet.
Confrontation. I'm not good at it. In fact, I hate it & avoid it whenever possible. But sometimes it is inevitable. Like when a student continuously goofs off or disrupts class with a stinky attitude. Or when your cell phone service provider bills you an outrageous amount when you upgrade your phone. Or a credit card company charges you $9.95 a month for insurance you never okayed. And so on. What a pain! It messes with my peaceful equilibrium. But I guess that is part of life, & you just have to deal with it. Cause if you don't, it only gets worse. So, here I go...calling parents, calling billing depts. and taking a couple of advil.