Confront and Goad

Confront

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

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Goad and confront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Goad" instead a verb "Confront".

Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Confront and goad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Goad".

Nearby Words: goaded, goading

man	confront man	goad man
people	confront people	goad people
group	confront group	goad group
army	confront army	goad army
Other words: bad, boss, player, enemy, enemies, heroes, demons.

Moka meanwhile, is also a non-villainous example, as it was part of act to goad Tim into journeying across Nocturna and confront the Shadow.

Source: Child Hater
Several characters do this to Shinji and Asuka -especially the latter- several times: they pointed out their flaws and their mistakes to goad them to confront their personal demons, and both pilots often reacted... badly.

Source: Break Them by Talking

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