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An awkward issue, especially one with which nobody wants to be associated and gets passed around
A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them
Celebrated case
Sticky wicket
A danger or risk
A situation that requires resolution
An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
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▲
An awkward issue, especially one with which nobody wants to be associated and gets passed around
controversy
difficulty
problem
issue
matter
point
knotty problem
tricky issue
bone of contention
sensitive issue
tricky problem
live issue
football
affair
question
subject
topic
concern
case
situation
circumstance
dispute
contention
consideration
complication
inquiry
US
proposition
grievance
query
point of contention
enquiry
UK
occasion
matter of contention
argument
theme
matter in question
goings-on
point of departure
item
business
point in question
proceeding
talking point
point at issue
subject matter
puzzle
can of worms
thing
“The political
hot potato
was now safely in a silver plater and no longer burning Congressional hands.”
Noun
▲
A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them
pass the parcel
“Words to focus on while playing
Hot Potato
are music, stop, ball, pass, and out.”
Noun
▲
Celebrated case
cause celebre
talk of the town
uproar
affair
bone of contention
celebrated case
controversial case
controversial issue
controversy
debate
fuss
grist for the gossip mill
matter of the moment
moot point
political football
rumour
UK
rumor
US
scandal
topic of the day
war of words
Noun
▲
Sticky wicket
tar baby
sticky wicket
Noun
▲
A danger or risk
hazard
danger
menace
peril
risk
threat
pitfall
problem
endangerment
imperilment
jeopardy
difficulty
imminence
trouble
perilousness
deathtrap
dynamite
double trouble
risky business
thin ice
insecurity
exigency
distress
precariousness
uncertainty
instability
vulnerability
exposure
emergency
crisis
slipperiness
riskiness
tinderbox
timebomb
flashpoint
volcano
being on the precipice
time bomb
flash point
powder keg
concern
worry
accident waiting to happen
torment
liability
troublemaker
cause for alarm
venture
source of fear
source of fright
source of dread
source of terror
source of apprehension
precipice
probability
clouds
possibility
storm
harm's way
predicament
bind
mess
hot water
dire straits
bad news
lack of safety
razor's edge
unsafety
unsteadiness
shakiness
defencelessness
weakness
hindrance
woe
disappointment
deep trouble
struggle
grief
nuisance
misfortune
inconvenience
pain
bother
headache
dilemma
unreliability
unguardedness
unstableness
frailty
rockiness
fragility
spot
pickle
dodginess
dubiety
tenuousness
chanciness
frailness
iffiness
lack of protection
tight spot
deep water
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Noun
▲
A situation that requires resolution
issue
problem
difficulty
predicament
adversity
bother
complication
dilemma
grievance
obstacle
pitfall
quandary
trouble
barrier
dispute
drawback
hassle
headache
hiccup
hindrance
hitch
impediment
plight
snag
vexation
worry
catch
difficult situation
handicap
hurdle
mess
obstruction
pickle
rub
stumbling block
tight spot
catch-22
gremlin
mix-up
muddle
question mark
source of difficulty
source of trouble
thorn in one's side
thorn in the flesh
trammel
vexed question
fly in the ointment
hornets' nest
monkey wrench in the works
spanner in the works
setback
disadvantage
downside
botheration
weakness
inconvenience
defect
hazard
limitation
holdup
facer
doubt
bar
scrape
question
glitch
block
check
burden
minus
disbenefit
can of worms
disputed point
gotcha
point at issue
nuisance
crimp
gimmick
joker
drag
deterrent
flaw
clog
delay
fault
uphill
embarrassment
detriment
booby trap
land mine
misfortune
count
crunch
squeeze
disagreement
hot water
bugbear
perplexity
box
shortcoming
worriment
imperfection
deficiency
encumbrance
knot
restriction
aggravation
bug
curb
liability
brake
prob
let
stop
manacle
inhibition
shackles
cramp
chain
holdback
fetter
interference
balk
US
restraint
stoppage
negative
discouragement
ill
barricade
blockage
cumber
entanglement
millstone
baulk
UK
road block
upset
distress
case
challenge
consequence
trap
matter
downfall
tribulation
to-do
pinch
snare
factor
web
development
habit
prohibition
tie
load
shackle
disablement
impairment
retardation
bottleneck
retardment
disorder
stricture
wall
negative aspect
hamper
teething trouble
dead weight
red tape
millstone around your neck
banana skin
blockade
puzzler
spot
sticking point
stumbling stone
failing
unseen problem
uncertainty
mishap
the rub
reservation
stone in one's path
interruption
lack
debit
strike
snafu
incommodity
query
tangle
disability
hold-up
damper
evil
pest
weak point
hang-up
weak spot
irritant
pain
bind
frustration
irk
annoyance
exasperation
thorn
aggro
trial
ruffle
peeve
nark
bane
quagmire
hair shirt
bore
source of irritation
source of annoyance
pain in the neck
fair cow
pain in the bum
pain in the backside
pain in the rear
irritation
nudnik
plague
grief
skelf
nyaff
gall
tease
menace
torment
blister
provocation
strain
nudnick
pet peeve
concern
palaver
rigmarole
pill
source of vexation
teaser
bane of one's life
gadfly
annoyer
persecutor
scourge
gnawer
burr under someone's saddle
curse
pip
nag
blight
creep
affliction
infliction
cross to bear
burr in someone's saddle
struggle
woe
pressure
stress
aversion
bellyache
pesterer
blighter
nudge
besetment
pinprick
infuriation
irksomeness
dislike
drip
nightmare
hate
bummer
discomfort
stressor
gripe
bad news
source of aggravation
bête noire
pet hate
bitter pill
sore point
thorn in your side
harassment
fuss
goad
danger
disappointment
deep trouble
dire straits
schmo
complaint
objection
teasing
quibble
unhappiness
trials and tribulations
disruption
care
cross
dread
inopportuneness
displeasure
anxiety
downer
agitation
molestation
botherment
bum
pester
louse
offense
US
offence
UK
frump
insect
terror
chagrin
job
flurry
fizzle
cause for concern
chip on your shoulder
ghost
cause of distress
pain in the behind
anathema
cause of annoyance
poor excuse
complexity
troublesome problem
snake pit
Gordian knot
snarl
hard nut to crack
unpredictable situation
complex problem
mare's nest
kettle of fish
dog's breakfast
Pandora's box
complicated situation
hornet's nest
source of disruption
uphill battle
pet aversion
snooze
yawn
test
handful
thorny problem
snoozer
destruction
ruin
old one-two
dullsville
yawner
tall order
hard work
droner
bete noire
despair
misery
ruination
torture
calamity
death
tormentor
suffering
disaster
hardship
cuss
badgerer
nemesis
boring situation
tedious thing
tedious person
tiresome thing
bad situation
tiresome person
bête noir
crashing bore
undoing
fatal attraction
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An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
crisis
catastrophe
disaster
emergency
plight
predicament
dilemma
mess
trouble
calamity
extremity
fiasco
mire
quagmire
quandary
adversity
cataclysm
conundrum
setback
tragedy
upheaval
bind
blow
complication
difficulty
distress
entanglement
impasse
pickle
chaos
debacle
disarray
disorder
drama
failure
hardship
havoc
hole
imbroglio
issue
jam
meltdown
perplexity
problem
stew
strait
tribulation
collapse
crash
fix
hell
misadventure
misfortune
mishap
muddle
pass
pinch
pressure
reversal
shambles
tinderbox
turmoil
urgency
blight
confusion
depression
devastation
exigency
horror
reverse
ruin
scourge
scrape
stress
trauma
whammy
affliction
apocalypse
bomb
bust
desolation
disorderliness
embarrassment
hassle
holocaust
messiness
monstrosity
puzzle
shipwreck
shock
situation
trial
woe
dire straits
hard times
hot water
sticky situation
deep water
sad state
critical situation
heavy blow
tricky situation
car crash
difficult situation
problematic situation
big trouble
hang-up
tight corner
tight spot
unfortunate situation
awkward situation
hell on earth
rabbit hole
sorry condition
train wreck
reversal of fortune
spot of bother
vicious circle
stroke of ill luck
bad news
no-win situation
tight situation
double trouble
worst-case scenario
juncture
clutch
zero hour
corner
crunch
vicissitude
spot
circumstance
box
head
flash point
turning point
crossroads
accident
swamp
conjuncture
Dunkirk
rattrap
crossroad
misery
boiling point
breaking point
crunch time
sticky wicket
condition
asperity
mischance
catch-22
contingency
rigor
US
desperate straits
jackpot
rigour
UK
deadlock
drag
kettle of fish
need
upset
pretty kettle of fish
fine kettle of fish
stage
occasion
danger
pain
burden
panic stations
state
tension
bale
cross
waterloo
curtains
buffet
wretchedness
disturbance
bother
how-do-you-do
moment
necessity
the worst
stroke of bad luck
want
exigence
ruination
urgent situation
squeeze
sorrow
wreck
contretemps
crux
mishanter
spectacle
interval
position
commotion
fuss
ill
scene
excitement
adventure
point in time
straits
affair
a hole
a fix
a jam
a scrape
incident
hardness
knock
ticklish situation
nakba
bad luck
conflict
tangle
catch
unholy mess
holy mess
to-do
difficult choice
l
Dutch
trouble spot
climacteric
indigence
destitution
hot spot
convulsion
extreme suffering
demand
time
loss
act of God
point
discomfiture
equation
constraint
requirement
flooding
potential crisis
emergency situation
demandingness
acuteness
mix-up
jar
jolt
tight squeeze
situational problem
struggle
needfulness
requisite
essential
wont
criticalness
pressingness
imperativeness
jumble
dependency
dependence
botched situation
grief
uphill battle
frustration
oppression
duress
downturn
business
melodrama
row
downfall
diffict situation
uncertainty
indecision
evil
fracas
sensation
thrill
comess
phase
period
glitch
catastrophy
poser
farce
state of affairs
state of things
compulsion
push
climax
unforeseen circumstances
involvement
bad situation
knot
hazard
exertion
painfulness
facer
mischanter
worst that could happen
worst outcome
worst case
worst possible outcome
worst comes to worst
posture
status
instant
choice
abyss
infliction
labor
US
barricade
discouragement
sweat
labour
UK
uphill
down
double bind
reverse of fortune
pretty
harassment
devastating blow
bad thing
blue ruin
soup
tear-jerker
suffering
a bad situation
bewilderment
mystification
bottleneck
a plight
a mess
a predicament
a sorry condition
a difficult situation
moment in time
a spot
a stew
dead end
a pickle
a tight corner
a bind
double whammy
cross to bear
knock-back
heartache
heartbreak
torture
torment
choke point
dolour
travails
theatrics
histrionics
dramatics
peril
downer
poison
hurting
bummer
jinx
skids
rough go
theatre
UK
theatricals
tough luck
ill-luck
pain in the backside
hard knocks
pain in the rear
evil eye
can of worms
trials and tribulations
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
kiss of death
harsh conditions
tough situation
ill luck
bad break
ill fortune
ill-fortune
theater
US
dangerous experiences
perilous experiences
exciting experiences
song and dance
hindrance
headache
hitch
obstacle
worry
snag
question
hurdle
drawback
concern
impediment
doubt
botheration
obstruction
case
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dispute
inconvenience
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nuisance
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challenge
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bit of bother
rub
count
disagreement
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spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
bugbear
worriment
disquiet
anxiety
task
annoyance
grievance
handicap
hornets' nest
aggravation
trammel
prob
lose-lose
cleft stick
puzzlement
with nowhere to turn
thorn in the flesh
matter of contention
question mark
source of trouble
point of contention
disappointment
deep trouble
mass of problems
cul-de-sac
morass
cessation
pause
rest
damned if you do, damned if you don't
circumstances
complexity
troublesome situation
stalemate
between a rock and a hard place
controversy
brouhaha
enmeshment
embroilment
bar
crimp
difficult problem
embarrassing situation
hot seat
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gremlin
source of difficulty
undertaking
nut
factor
web
development
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inevitability
complicated situation
disadvantage
state of perplexity
state of uncertainty
delicate situation
mare's nest
soap opera
traverse
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problems
irritation
millstone
cumber
damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
subject
unease
focus
enigma
stumper
interest
contention
subject matter
theme
argument
topic
agitation
issues
pest
strife
unpleasantness
habit
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irritant
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negative aspect
irk
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peeve
exasperation
aggro
ruffle
teething trouble
nark
bane
source of irritation
source of annoyance
fair cow
hair shirt
bore
misgiving
scepticism
UK
reservation
disbelief
skepticism
US
apprehension
query
mistrust
qualm
scruple
suspicion
cynicism
misdoubt
unbelief
misbelief
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