The phrase "against confronting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is expressing opposition or reluctance to face a situation or person directly.
Example: "She was always against confronting her fears, preferring to avoid them instead."
Alternatives: "opposed to facing" or "resistant to addressing".
The shooting was not mentioned in training, the new block watchers said, although they were warned against confronting suspicious people.
Washington decided against confronting Pyongyang, instead negotiating a compromise that sent American economic aid in return for small North Korean concessions.
Ms. Booth of the Ackerman Institute cautions against confronting siblings in a hostile manner -- and never, as she put it, en masse.
All these states still struggle, though, with a broad cultural taboo against confronting issues around death and dying, as Pam and Ben Wald found out.
Wilding cautions against "confronting" your boss, instead focus on "discussing" your concerns.
Lo and Stephanie are shocked that Justin tells Kristin that he and Audrina were not officially a couple, but decide against confronting Kristin.
He was part of the Greenpeace campaign against whaling, confronting the Soviet whaling fleet.
The language has been reminiscent of the global struggle against Communism, and confronting Islamist radicalism in the Muslim world does, it's true, pose some of the same challenges, on a less global scale, though possibly with even greater dangers for the world.
THE PALESTINIANS -- commit to Israel's right to exist in peace; end violence and incitement against Israelis; confront terror organizations and illegal activity; begin deciding on a process to adopt a constitution and independent government.
The Iraqi ruler, using the language of the Koran, spoke of the war for Kuwait as one in which Iraq, "representing those who defend right against falsehood," confronted the Western and Arab allies, whom he described as "the debased, the enemies of Allah, and those who had Satan as a protector".
As Veronica notes, this notion gets shoved under the rug in our society, and #TakeNoBullies, a movement by SmartSign to fight against bullying, confronts that theme.
