facer

A noun referring to a serious difficulty or challenge that one is suddenly confronted with, now considered old-fashioned.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine plötzlich auftretende ernste Schwierigkeit oder Herausforderung bezeichnet; gilt heute als veraltet.

1. A sudden difficulty C1 informal british

   A serious and unexpected problem or obstacle that one is confronted with.

   • The sudden resignation of the manager was quite a facer for the company.
   • Losing his passport just before the trip was a real facer.
   • She faced a facer when the funding for the project was cut.
   • The unexpected tax bill was a terrible facer for the family.

   🇩🇪Plötzliche Schwierigkeit

   Synonyme: difficultyhitchhurdleobstacleproblemreversesetbacksnagstumbling block