the suffering he had faced/met/experienced in his childhood

[angliholic]

The successful businessman talked about the suffering he had faced/met/experienced in his childhood without any sense of self-pity.



Do all of the bolded words fit in the above and convey the same meaning? Thanks.

[Ravage]

Basically, yes. Except with the usage of "met" I would amend that to "met with".

The successful businessman talked about the suffering he had met with in his childhood without any sense of self-pity.

All I can say is that it sounds better. Someone smarter than me has to explain why.

Though you could say "As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives..."

[angliholic]

Thanks, Ravage.
The differences between "meet" and "meet with" have been bothering me for ages!