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A state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement

A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain

A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness

Inability to deal with or understand something

Something that causes one to doubt or feel uncertain

A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

The situation or state of affairs

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Noun

A state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement

awkward situation

difficult situation

unfortunate situation

delicate situation

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

sticky situation

tricky situation

no-win situation

tight situation

fine kettle of fish

ticklish situation

critical situation

difficult position

problematic situation

sorry condition

pretty kettle of fish

complicated situation

desperate straits

spot of trouble

worst-case scenario

with nowhere to turn

reversal of fortune

mass of problems

troublesome problem

hard nut to crack

unpredictable situation

complex problem

dog's breakfast

botched situation

between a rock and a hard place

worst that could happen

worst possible outcome

worst comes to worst

a pretty kettle of fish

a fine kettle of fish

troublesome situation

source of trouble

thorn in your flesh

urgent situation

unforeseen circumstances

misunderstanding

difficult choice

knock-down-drag-out

end of the road

Mexican standoff

stroke of ill luck

difference of opinion

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

bit of argy-bargy

reign of terror

discombobulation

bone of contention

rough-and-tumble

passage of arms

passage at arms

exchange of views

rough and tumble

heated discussion

knock-down drag-out

breach of the peace

knock down and drag out

fit of ill humour

verbal sparring

topsy-turviness

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

emotional upset

a three-ring circus

all hell broken loose

acrimonious exchange

exchange of blows

physical encounter

hell broke loose

Sturm und Drang

state of unrest

motley collection

patchwork quilt

trials and tribulations

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“It is clear Equitable Life's decision to call a halt to new business has left many policy holders in a quandary.”

Noun

A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand

negative aspect

teething trouble

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

point of contention

matter of contention

difficult situation

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

source of trouble

thorn in one's flesh

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Noun

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain

unsolved problem

tough nut to crack

sixty-four-thousand-dollar question

sixty-four dollar question

difficult question

knotty question

tough proposition

awkward problem

hard nut to crack

sixty-four thousand dollar question

difficult proposition

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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

sitting on the fence

stalling for time

questionableness

lack of certainty

faint-heartedness

procrastination

half-heartedness

hemming and hawing

kicking the can down the road

delaying tactics

lack of enthusiasm

dragging your feet

sidestepping the issue

ducking the issue

dodging the issue

beating about the bush

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Noun

Inability to deal with or understand something

discombobulation

incomprehension

head-scratching

lack of comprehension

one for the books

dumbfoundedness

disorganization^US

topsy-turviness

disorganisation^UK

state of confusion

state of disorientation

state of bewilderment

mental unclarity

misapprehension

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

misconstruction

mental distress

incredulousness

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

mixup mystification

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Noun

Something that causes one to doubt or feel uncertain

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

lack of certainty

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

second thoughts

incredulousness

sneaking suspicions

interrogatories

questionableness

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Noun

A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

slip of the tongue

underestimation

misapprehension

error of judgment

slip of the pen

typographical error

breach of etiquette

dumb thing to do

putting foot in mouth

failure to notice

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

disorganisation^UK

wrong configuration

poor configuration

bull in a china shop

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Noun

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

self-contradiction

contradiction in terms

reverse psychology

incongruousness

incompatibility

irreconcilability

lack of congruence

lack of harmony

paradoxical nature

inappropriateness

inharmoniousness

lack of similarity

disproportionateness

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Noun

The situation or state of affairs

state of affairs

how things stand

lay of the land

set of circumstances

how things stack up

lie of the land

what's going on

way things shape up

how the land lies

set of conditions

state of things

course of events

series of developments

chain of events

sequence of events

states of affairs

kettles of fish

turns of events

prestigiousness

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