Difference between Fend Off and Confront

FEND OFF vs CONFRONT: NOUN

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
To ward off; to drive (something) away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.

Oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
Deal with (something unpleasant) head on
Be face to face with
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
To deal with.
To something bring face to face with.
To come up against; to encounter.
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet.
To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.

To stand facing; be in front of; face.
To stand in direct opposition to; meet in hostility; oppose; challenge.
To set face to face; bring into the presence of, as for proof or verification: followed by with: as, the accused was confronted with the witness, or with the body of his victim.
To set together for comparison; bring into contrast: with with.

Crack down, Get rid of, Eke out, Take aim, Clamp down, Shrug off, Lash out, Debar, Obviate, Deflect, Avert, Avoid, Stave off, Head off, Ward off

Addressing, Resolve, Cope, Resist, Wrestle, Respond, Tackle, Address, Overcome, Facing, Solve, Grapple, Face up, Present, Face

Gain ground, Make headway, Crack down, Get rid of, Eke out, Take aim, Clamp down, Shrug off, Lash out, Debar, Obviate, Deflect, Avert, Avoid, Stave off

Meet, Encounter, Confrontation, Defy, Fight, Tackling, Resist, Wrestle, Address, Overcome, Facing, Solve, Grapple, Present, Face

These heavily armored infantrymen can fend off a Sword blow.
Muslim vote and fend off attacks on his leadership.
But it will help fend off his primary challenger.
Witch Doctor fend off the powerful sting of Skorpios?
Soviet democracy, to fend off Russia in the east.
STATE RESISTANCE PREPARATIONS HELP FEND OFF BIGGER THREATS?
It helps your body fend off the virus.
Learn how to fend off foxtails and fleas.
Rambler, rover, stroller, pel, turn aside, fend off, keep off landloper, nomad, traveller, vagrant.
This fact alone shows that there are causes with the power to fend off death, even if not to fend it off permanently.

Man has to confront them all the time.
Learn how to confront discrimination swiftly and effectively.
Bloom and Stephen will confront their psychic guilt.
We have to confront that directly I think.
Right to confront adverse witnesses: The Sixth Amendment allows a defendant in a criminal prosecution the right to confront adverse witnesses.
They have the right to be present at their trial, confront their accusers, confront witnesses, and present evidence and witnesses on their own behalf.
Confront and depths of us on site at any one time to confront and depths of flavour.
One time to confront and consider what you to confront and depths of flavour.
Usually they tell you NOT to confront on an open warrant, but this particular case said to confront.
Challenging such assumptions requires feminists to confront corporeality in order to elucidate and confront constructions of sexed difference.