1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; - Example: "You must confront your problems" - Example: "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: confront, face up, face]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
face up
v 1: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must
confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible
consequences of his mistakes" [syn: confront, face up,
face] [ant: avoid]