facer

• Nom désignant une difficulté sérieuse ou un défi soudain auquel on est confronté, aujourd'hui considéré comme vieilli ou rare.

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

1. A sudden difficultyC1informalbritish

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

   difficulté soudaine

   • 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.

   Synonymesdifficultyhitchhurdleobstacleproblemreversesetbacksnagstumbling block