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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

fine kettle of fish

unfortunate situation

tight situation

pretty kettle of fish

ticklish situation

critical situation

sorry condition

problematic situation

stumbling block

desperate straits

spot of trouble

worst-case scenario

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

with nowhere to turn

reversal of fortune

matter of contention

source of trouble

point of contention

mass of problems

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

damned if you do, damned if you don't

troublesome situation

botched situation

between a rock and a hard place

urgent situation

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

worst that could happen

unforeseen circumstances

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

worst possible outcome

worst comes to worst

diffict situation

extreme suffering

complicated situation

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

thorn in your flesh

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

negative aspect

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

teething trouble

stroke of ill luck

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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

inextricability

inscrutableness

sixty-four-thousand-dollar question

tough nut to crack

difficult question

knotty question

awkward problem

hard nut to crack

sixty-four dollar question

tough proposition

unsolved problem

difficult proposition

complicatedness

inexplicableness

incomprehensibility

motley collection

patchwork quilt

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A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

slip of the tongue

underestimation

misapprehension

error of judgment

slip of the pen

breach of etiquette

dumb thing to do

putting foot in mouth

failure to notice

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

disorganisation^UK

wrong configuration

poor configuration

typographical error

printer's error

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Noun

A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness

shilly-shallying

inconclusiveness

confusion dilemma

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

lack of resolution

second thoughts

shillyshallying

lack of certainty

sitting on the fence

stalling for time

questionableness

faint-heartedness

procrastination

half-heartedness

hemming and hawing

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

lack of confidence

delaying tactics

lack of conviction

kicking the can down the road

lack of enthusiasm

unassertiveness

self-consciousness

dragging your feet

lack of self-confidence

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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

states of affairs

faits accomplis

installments^US

golden opportunities

windows of opportunity

kettles of fish

current situation

existing state of affairs

present state of affairs

current standpoint

current condition

current posture

current position

existing conditions

current state of affairs

present circumstances

existing condition

freak accidents

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Noun

An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition

psychological block

irrational fear

bee in one's bonnet

overwhelming anxiety about

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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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