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An unpleasant situation, usually where difficult choices have to be made

A complicated or baffling situation or thing

A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion

A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness

One's position in relation to their circumstances

An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition

A work of fiction designed to keep readers in a state of excitement

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Noun

An unpleasant situation, usually where difficult choices have to be made

awkward situation

difficult situation

difficult choice

sticky situation

tricky situation

no-win situation

serious problem

fine kettle of fish

unfortunate situation

critical situation

tight situation

pretty kettle of fish

ticklish situation

problematic situation

desperate straits

stumbling block

sorry condition

complicated situation

spot of trouble

worst-case scenario

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

dog's breakfast

hard nut to crack

urgent situation

source of trouble

serious dilemma

serious complication

thorn in the flesh

with nowhere to turn

serious predicament

reversal of fortune

matter of contention

large difficulty

point of contention

damned if you do, damned if you don't

diffict situation

mass of problems

troublesome situation

botched situation

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

between a rock and a hard place

unpredictable situation

troublesome problem

complex problem

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

negative aspect

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

extreme suffering

teething trouble

unforeseen circumstance

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

stroke of ill luck

pushing poop uphill

up poop creak without a paddle

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the bum

unforeseen circumstances

difficult position

emergency situation

potential crisis

situational problem

state of affairs

state of things

moment of truth

point of no return

unfortunate occurrence

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

mess and a half

pig's breakfast

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“Kelly has a dilemma. No matter what she does, all she thinks about is Nelly, even when she's with her boo.”

Noun

A complicated or baffling situation or thing

inscrutableness

inextricability

tough nut to crack

sixty-four-thousand-dollar question

difficult question

knotty question

unsolved problem

awkward problem

sixty-four dollar question

tough proposition

food for thought

hard nut to crack

anybody's guess

difficult proposition

complicatedness

inexplicableness

incomprehensibility

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Noun

A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion

misunderstanding

error of judgment

misinterpretation

underestimation

misapprehension

slip of the tongue

complicatedness

slip of the pen

breach of etiquette

misconstruction

wrong impression

dropping the ball

poor decision-making

putting foot in mouth

dumb thing to do

typographical error

printer's error

error of judgement

self-defeating action

misdemeanour^UK

misreading of the situation

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

lapse of etiquette

colossal blunder

blunder in etiquette

simple-mindedness

thoughtlessness

something wrong

mispronunciation

grammatical mistake

foolish mistake

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Noun

A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness

inconclusiveness

shilly-shallying

confusion dilemma

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

shillyshallying

second thoughts

lack of resolution

lack of certainty

sitting on the fence

faint-heartedness

procrastination

half-heartedness

hemming and hawing

questionableness

stalling for time

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

kicking the can down the road

delaying tactics

reconsideration

untrustworthiness

lack of enthusiasm

dragging your feet

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Noun

One's position in relation to their circumstances

set of circumstances

state of affairs

how things stack up

lay of the land

how things stand

lie of the land

what's going on

way things shape up

how the land lies

set of conditions

current situation

existing conditions

present circumstances

existing condition

existing state of affairs

present state of affairs

station in life

state of things

current standpoint

current condition

current posture

current position

current state of affairs

full particulars

series of developments

sequence of events

state of affair

course of events

chain of events

current parameters

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Noun

An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition

psychological block

mental disturbance

bee in your bonnet

irrational fear

overwhelming anxiety about

psychological maladjustment

psychological disorder

mental instability

mental disorder

mental derangement

personality disorder

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Noun

A work of fiction designed to keep readers in a state of excitement

cloak and dagger

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