Confronting and Running away

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Running away is an antonym for confronting.

Running away noun - The act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be.

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Confronting is an antonym for running away in fleeing topic.

Many of the books climax with Harry confronting the primary suspect, realizing he's in trouble, and running away—only to run into enemies from some other faction.

Source: Out of the Frying Pan

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