Definition of "face up"

face up

verb
third-person singular simple present faces up, present participle facing up, simple past and past participle faced up
1. To confront an unpleasant situation
  Quotations
  Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts / It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
  1966, The Rolling Stones (lyrics and music), “Paint It, Black”, in Aftermath