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in the face of — despite; when confronted with something difficult or challenging

Part of speech: PREPOSITION

Definition: despite; when confronted with something difficult or challenging

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪn ðə feɪs ʌv/

Korean meaning: ~에도 불구하고, ~에 직면하여, ~앞에서

Korean pronunciation: 인 더 **페이스** 어브

Example Sentences

  • My friend kept eating pizza in the face of his diet plan.
  • The company continued its expansion in the face of economic challenges.
  • He maintained his optimism in the face of repeated failures.

in the face of

PREPOSITION

//ɪn ðə feɪs ʌv//

despite; when confronted with something difficult or challenging

in the face of concept
💡 Concept

despite; when confronted with something difficult or challenging

in the face of rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the face of the storm, she wins the race and claims her place!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪn ðə feɪs ʌv/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn ðə feɪs ʌv/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'face'는 라틴어 'facies'(외모, 모습)에서 유래했으며, '얼굴을 맞대고 있다'는 의미에서 '직면하다'라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

faceplaceracecase
face
place
race
case

🔗Collocations

in the face of adversity
in the face of criticism
in the face of danger
in the face of opposition
in the face of uncertainty

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My friend kept eating pizza in the face of his diet plan.”

“The company continued its expansion in the face of economic challenges.”

“He maintained his optimism in the face of repeated failures.”

😄 Fun example

“She smiled in the face of her boss's Monday morning grumpiness.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

despitein spite ofnotwithstandingregardless of

Antonyms

because ofdue toowing to

Related

confrontface up tostand up towithstand

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