trouble spot

Noun

Meaning

trouble spot (plural trouble spots)

A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

hotbed combat zone flashpoint hotspot disaster area plague spot hot spot

Antonyms

aerie cubbyhole buffer zone single room

Hypernyms

area country geographical region geographic region geographic area geographical area

Examples

The Romans never allowed a trouble spot to remain simply to avoid going to war over it, because they knew that wars don't just go away, they are only postponed to someone else's advantage. Niccolò Machiavelli

Close letter words and terms

trouble shared is trouble halved trouble shooter trouble sleeping trouble swallowing trouble the scorers trouble ticket