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Noun
A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself
tricky situation
predicament
fix
hole
plight
awkward situation
difficult situation
difficult problem
embarrassing problem
sticky wicket
dilemma
pickle
jam
corner
spot
bind
quagmire
mire
impasse
box
rattrap
hot seat
squeeze
hot spot
kettle of fish
jackpot
rabbit hole
swamp
quandary
tight spot
mess
difficulty
tight corner
trouble
sticky situation
problem
crisis
muddle
scrape
spot of bother
hot water
conundrum
dire straits
strait
perplexity
no-win situation
catch-22
complication
catastrophe
disaster
emergency
puzzle
calamity
fiasco
stew
distress
tragedy
setback
imbroglio
critical situation
bother
embarrassment
fine kettle of fish
ticklish situation
tight situation
sad state
extremity
adversity
cataclysm
entanglement
serious problem
hell on earth
unfortunate situation
double bind
train wreck
problematic situation
tribulation
deep water
big problem
upheaval
how-do-you-do
pretty kettle of fish
shambles
spot of trouble
horror
vicious circle
worst-case scenario
havoc
pinch
hard times
sorry condition
hell
catch
mishap
misfortune
debacle
hardship
disorder
bit of bother
blow
turmoil
exigency
car crash
drama
bad news
crash
large difficulty
trauma
chaos
dog's dinner
uncertainty
affliction
poser
big trouble
serious predicament
scourge
woe
misadventure
hang-up
disarray
failure
can of worms
confusion
conflict
huge problem
hard nut to crack
double trouble
heavy blow
serious dilemma
mare's nest
large problem
issue
desperate straits
serious complication
meltdown
dog's breakfast
comess
difficult position
difficult choice
apocalypse
with nowhere to turn
reversal of fortune
major obstacle
devastation
complicated situation
depression
headache
collapse
botched situation
knot
impediment
bad situation
facer
indecision
troublesome situation
scene
fracas
disturbance
business
farce
tension
circumstance
occasion
sensation
commotion
melodrama
spectacle
fuss
to-do
thrill
affair
excitement
adventure
tear-jerker
row
incident
unforeseen circumstance
snafu
complexity
troublesome problem
snake pit
Gordian knot
snarl
unpredictable situation
complex problem
Pandora's box
hornet's nest
stuckness
worst that could happen
worst outcome
worst case
worst possible outcome
worst comes to worst
discomfiture
straits
pass
shock
monstrosity
tinderbox
situation
bomb
shipwreck
hot potato
ruin
blight
disorderliness
urgency
stroke of ill luck
hassle
stress
desolation
reverse
reversal
holocaust
trial
pressure
messiness
bust
whammy
quicksand
soup
“Have you ever been in the embarrassing situation when in another country, someone greeted you warmly with three kisses and you fumbled and stepped back after two because you didn't know the correct social code?”
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