strait
- noun (n)
Meaning: crisis, difficulty
Synonyms:
bewilderment
bind
bottleneck
choke point
contingency
crossroad
dilemma
distress
embarrassment
emergency
exigency
extremity
hardship
hole
mess
mystification
pass
perplexity
pinch
plight
predicament
rigor
squeeze
turning point
vicissitude
zero hour
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