situation#2 (n)

n14411243

type n
lex_filenum 26
def a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
examples the dangerous situation developed suddenly
that's quite a situation
no human situation is simple
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Hypernym difficulty
Hyponym conflict of interest; crisis; crunch; hornet's nest, hornets' nest; hot potato; how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do; imbroglio, embroilment; Mexican standoff; nightmare, incubus; no-win situation; pass, strait, straits; purgatory; swamp; time bomb, ticking bomb; tinderbox; urgency; deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill; quicksand
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Hypernym conflict of interest; crisis; crunch; hornet's nest, hornets' nest; hot potato; how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do; imbroglio, embroilment; Mexican standoff; nightmare, incubus; no-win situation; pass, strait, straits; purgatory; swamp; time bomb, ticking bomb; tinderbox; urgency; deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill; quicksand
Hyponym difficulty

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