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con|form|ist /kənfɔː ^r m I st/ (conformists ) ADJ Someone who is conformist behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original. □  He may have to become more conformist if he is to prosper again. ● N‑COUNT A conformist is someone who is conformist.

con|form|ity /kənfɔː ^r m I ti/

1 N‑UNCOUNT If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to. □  The prime minister is, in conformity with the constitution, chosen by the president.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Conformity means behaving in the same way as most other people. □  Excessive conformity is usually caused by fear of disapproval.

con|found /kənfaʊ nd/ (confounds , confounding , confounded ) VERB If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. □ [V n] The choice of Governor may confound us all.

con|front ◆◇◇ /kənfrʌ nt/ (confronts , confronting , confronted )

1 VERB If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. □ [be V -ed + with/by ] She was confronted with severe money problems. □ [V n] Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.

2 VERB If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it. □ [V n] We are learning how to confront death. □ [V n] NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.

3 VERB [usu passive] If you are confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you. □ [be V -ed + with/by ] I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches.

4 VERB If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them. □ [V n] She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face. □ [V n] The candidates confronted each other during a televised debate.

5 VERB If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something. □ [V n + with ] She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt. □ [V n + about ] I could not bring myself to confront him about it. □ [V n] His confronting me forced me to search for the answers. SYNONYMS confront VERB

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tackle:The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives.

deal with:She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear.

brave:Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.

cope:She has had to cope with losing all her previous status and money.

face up to:They were having to face up to the fact that they had lost everything.

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tackle:I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty.

challenge:I challenged him on the hypocrisy of his political attitudes.

oppose:Mr Taylor was not bitter towards those who had opposed him.

stand up to:He shouted at me, so I shouted back–the first time in my life I'd stood up to him.