difficult situation in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "state"
        }
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "catch-22"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "living hell"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "nightmare"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "test"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "worst case scenario"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "within an inch of one's life"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "in extremis"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "between a rock and a hard place"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "between Scylla and Charybdis"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "bucket of syrup"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "doghouse"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "pinch"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "in a cleft stick"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "in a state"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "on the horns of a dilemma"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit creek"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit's creek"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit's creek without a paddle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit creek without a paddle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up the creek"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up the creek without a paddle"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "cross to bear"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "tags": [
            "vulgar"
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          "word": "ass in a sling"
        },
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          "word": "dilemma"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "bind"
        },
        {
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          "word": "dire straits"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "fix"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "hole"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "jam"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "kettle of fish"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "ordeal"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "pickle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "predicament"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "quandary"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "quagmire"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "situation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "spot"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "spot of bother"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "sticky wicket"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "tight spot"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "trouble"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "word": "difficult situation"
}

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "state"
        }
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "catch-22"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "living hell"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "nightmare"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "test"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "worst case scenario"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "within an inch of one's life"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "in extremis"
        }
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "between a rock and a hard place"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "between Scylla and Charybdis"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "bucket of syrup"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "doghouse"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "pinch"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "in a cleft stick"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "in a state"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "on the horns of a dilemma"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit creek"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit's creek"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit's creek without a paddle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up shit creek without a paddle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up the creek"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "up the creek without a paddle"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "cross to bear"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "tags": [
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "ass in a sling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "dilemma"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "bind"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "dire straits"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "fix"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "hole"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "jam"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "kettle of fish"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "ordeal"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "pickle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "predicament"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "quandary"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "quagmire"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "situation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "spot"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "spot of bother"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "sticky wicket"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "tight spot"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:difficult situation",
          "word": "trouble"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  "word": "difficult situation"
}

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"difficult situation" meaning in English

Noun