"trouble spot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trouble spots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trouble spot (plural trouble spots)
  1. A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint. Synonyms: troublespot
    Sense id: en-trouble_spot-en-noun-QtNsqRy1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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