faced
v.v. to deal with a difficult situation or person that you cannot avoid. You use this when you have to look at a problem and try to solve it.
v. to confront or be confronted by a situation, person, or task that requires attention or resolution. Often used in the passive voice to describe being in a position where a challenge is unavoidable.
She faced her fears and finally gave the speech.
The company faced a serious financial crisis after the market crashed unexpectedly last year.
Having faced numerous setbacks during the early stages of the research, the team was eventually rewarded with a breakthrough that validated their original hypothesis.
From face + -ed.
Abbreviation of shit-faced.
Commonly used in the passive voice ('to be faced with') when describing an external challenge or obstacle.
He was faced to a difficult choiceHe was faced with a difficult choiceWhen using the passive form to describe a situation, the verb 'faced' takes the preposition 'with' rather than 'to'.