| Main Entry: | problem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficulty; bad situation |
Synonyms: |
botheration, box*, can of worms, complication, count*, crunch, dilemma, disagreement, dispute, disputed point, doubt, headache, hitch*, hot water, issue, mess*, obstacle, pickle, point at issue, predicament, quandary, question, scrape*, squeeze*, trouble, worriment |
Antonyms: |
good situation, solution |
| Main Entry: | theme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idea, subject matter |
Synonyms: |
affair, argument, burden, business, case, head, keynote, leitmotif, line, matter, matter in hand, motif, motive, point, point at issue, problem, proposition, question, stuff, subject, text, thesis, thought, topic |
| Main Entry: | moot point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | irrelevant point |
Synonyms: |
arguable point, debatable point, debating point, moot case, point at issue |
| Main Entry: | hornets' nest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem |
Synonyms: |
botheration, box*, can of worms, complication, count*, crunch, dilemma, disagreement, dispute, disputed point, doubt, headache, hitch*, hot water, issue, mess*, obstacle, pickle, point at issue, predicament, quandary, question, scrape*, squeeze*, tr |