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(n)
A distressing or dangerous situation.
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A task.
(adj)
Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
Exposure to likely harm; peril.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
(informal) An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition.
A dire or unfortunate situation.
A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
A strong feeling of anxiety.
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
(countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
Trouble, inconvenience.
(colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
(figurative) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
The motion of one who stumbles.
A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
(countable) A problem affecting function.
(informal) problem
The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
A confrontation; a dare.
(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
A fault or malfunction.
(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
A raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
(uncountable) The state of being bored.
A heavy load.
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
(uncountable) The condition of being weak.
State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
Failure to function.
A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
Something that is immoral or not good.
Something that constrains; a restriction.
The act of breaking.
The state of being homeless.
(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
(countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
Fine champagne; French brandy.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
An actual event, situation, or fact.
One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
(adv)
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
A small dot or mark.
cause, interest or account
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
A challenge, trial.
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
Something actual as opposed to invented.
(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
Alternative form of hold-up. [(colloquial) A delay or wait.]
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
A distinct physical object.
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
Direction.
An adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
An act of rubbing.
Alternative spelling of biggy. [(colloquial) Something large in size in comparison to similar things.]
(networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.