No. 3,064 in Dutch
confronterend
Confrontational or emotionally challenging.
In a sentence
De waarheid kan soms erg confronterend zijn.
The truth can sometimes be very confronting.
In this sentence, 'confronterend' refers to the truth being difficult to face or accept because it reveals something challenging or uncomfortable.
Hij vond het confronterend om de gevolgen van zijn keuzes te zien.
He found it confronting to see the consequences of his choices.
Here, 'confronterend' describes the emotional impact or difficulty of dealing with the realities stemming from one's own actions.
De film was zowel ontroerend als confronterend.
The film was both moving and confronting.
In this sentence, 'confronterend' is used to express that the film provoked thought and exposed uncomfortable truths or realities about life or society.
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