Synonym of diffict situation

hole predicament dilemma fix jam pickle bind difficulty plight quandary corner mess spot mire quagmire trouble impasse muddle scrape box rattrap swamp crisis emergency jackpot imbroglio tangle tight spot hot water awkward situation tight corner difficult situation dire straits rabbit hole sticky situation sticky wicket deep water spot of bother problem tricky situation strait perplexity stew catch-22 pinch exigency fine kettle of fish confusion puzzle distress hardship how-do-you-do embarrassment kettle of fish entanglement clutch extremity pretty kettle of fish conundrum mix-up issue complication juncture pass no-win situation ticklish situation unfortunate situation hang-up bad news disaster straits catastrophe situation calamity condition problematic situation flash point double bind tight situation case mishap misadventure comess crunch tinderbox adversity state circumstance bother asperity deadlock vicissitude setback drag cataclysm squeeze disorder tragedy knot hell desperate straits catch spot of trouble depression bit of bother zero hour matter puzzlement pitfall double trouble sad state sorry condition critical situation hard times hell on earth crux facer soup crossroads head hot spot conjuncture Dunkirk bottleneck rigor uphill urgent situation rigour bewilderment uncertainty upheaval position misfortune blow hassle reversal fiasco chaos disarray failure havoc debacle tribulation drama crossroad reverse conflict meltdown crash shambles turmoil collapse urgency pressure boiling point breaking point horror scourge devastation trauma crunch time panic stations apocalypse bad situation cleft stick difficult problem embarrassing situation embarrassing problem with nowhere to turn turning point l Dutch trouble spot big trouble vicious circle worst-case scenario train wreck difficult choice reversal of fortune car crash jumble danger accident discomfiture involvement cul-de-sac cessation morass pause rest equation potential crisis emergency situation necessity quicksand indecision situational problem toughie toughy poser circumstances botched situation troublesome situation between a rock and a hard place damned if you do, damned if you don't tension compulsion push climax unforeseen circumstances mass of problems lose-lose complexity place impediment controversy stalemate hot seat brouhaha enmeshment embroilment doubt hiccup gremlin fly in the ointment Gordian knot rub hornets' nest katzenjammer nodus prob stumbling block complicated situation soap opera state of perplexity state of uncertainty delicate situation mare's nest up a tree pretty a bad situation mystification a plight a mess a predicament a sorry condition contingency a difficult situation a hole a fix a jam a scrape a tight corner a bind ruin blight stress whammy shock monstrosity affliction bomb woe shipwreck disorderliness desolation holocaust trial messiness bust choke point rough go hot potato heavy blow stroke of ill luck indigence destitution extreme suffering concern hitch interest focus contention subject matter theme question point of contention argument subject affair topic matter of contention enigma stumper point snag challenge headache hindrance obstacle hurdle can of worms obstruction drawback worry botheration nuisance pain dispute stage disputed point point at issue snake pit struggle count disagreement inconvenience intricacy need bugbear hazard burden frustration worriment incident barrier occasion handicap vexation exigence trammel grievance to-do source of trouble spanner in the works thorn in the flesh difficult position monkey wrench in the works climacteric snarl unpredictable situation dog's breakfast hornet's nest snafu troublesome problem hard nut to crack complex problem Pandora's box upset grief disappointment deep trouble torment time connection combination spectacle tight squeeze peril jeopardy moment bar crimp demand commotion fuss uphill battle concurrence crucial point business adventure row scene disturbance melodrama imperilment task thrill fracas sensation excitement constraint requirement hamper farce endangerment undertaking nut acuteness want demandingness traverse state of affairs disadvantage risk vexed question question mark thorn in one's side source of difficulty needfulness requisite essential imperativeness wont criticalness pressingness mischance oppression state of things moment of truth period phase duress misery millstone cumber tear-jerker point of no return posture interval status instant point in time choice exertion painfulness mistake moment in time barricade discouragement sweat labor hardness labour worst outcome worst possible outcome worst that could happen worst case worst comes to worst contretemps habit downside harassment unfortunate occurrence awkward moment harm's way negative aspect pest a stew a spot dead end a pickle glitch teething trouble irritant aggravation irk annoyance thorn peeve exasperation aggro ruffle clutter mystery nark disorganization pain in the rear bane pain in the backside source of irritation source of annoyance pain in the neck fair cow hair shirt pain in the bum bore secret brain-teaser teaser disarrangement dishevelment head-scratcher why misorder disorderedness hash ravel scramble muss koan rebus paradox fankle botch heck disorganisation ataxia tumble Chinese puzzle tough nut to crack stickler riddle brainteaser distraction charade mind-boggler tough proposition labyrinth knotty question brain-twister twister unsolved problem maze closed book sixty-four dollar question cryptogram chance-medley free-for-all mess and a half confused state rat's nest pig's breakfast

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