"difficult situation" meaning in English

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Noun

  1. Tags: no-gloss Hypernyms: state Hyponyms: catch-22, living hell, nightmare, test, worst case scenario, within an inch of one's life, in extremis Related terms: in a dilemma, in trouble
    Sense id: en-difficult_situation-en-noun-47DEQpj8 Synonyms: ass in a sling [vulgar], bind, bucket of syrup [idiomatic], calvary, cross [figuratively], cross to bear [idiomatic], difficulty, dilemma, dire straits, doghouse, fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish [idiomatic], ordeal, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quandary, quagmire, situation, spot, spot of bother, sticky situation, sticky wicket, tight spot, trouble
     
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