noun
- a sudden difficult problem or unpleasant situation
Usage: informal
Examples
- The unexpected budget cuts were a real facer for the department.
- Losing their star player just before the championship was quite a facer.
- The company faced a serious facer when their main supplier went bankrupt.
- Getting rejected from his first-choice college was a facer he hadn’t anticipated.
- The sudden resignation of the CEO presented the board with a major facer.
- When the storm damaged the venue, it was a real facer for the wedding planners.