trouble spot

English - Turkish

Definition of trouble spot in English Turkish dictionary

sık sık arızalanan yer

(Politika, Siyaset) çatışmalara sahne olan yer

sorun kaynağı

pol. karışıklıklara/çatışmalara sahne olan yer

sorun yaratan/zayıf nokta, sık sık arızalanan yer

bozuk yer

English - English

Definition of trouble spot in English English dictionary

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

A trouble spot is a country or an area of a country where there is repeated fighting between two or more groups of people. A location or site of possible difficulty: "They suggested that arms control negotiations should not be convened until Soviet behavior in the world's trouble spots improved" (Charles William Maynes). a place where trouble often happens, especially war or violence

Related Terms

trouble spots

plural form of trouble spot

troublespot

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

Hyphenation

trou·ble spot

Turkish pronunciation

trʌbıl spät

Synonyms

hotbed, hot spot, plague spot, possible difficulty, source of trouble, time bomb, war zone

Pronunciation

/ˈtrəbəl ˈspät/ /ˈtrʌbəl ˈspɑːt/

Etymology

[ 'tr&-b&l ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French tourbler, troubler, from Vulgar Latin turbulare, from turbulus agitated, alteration of Latin turbulentus; more at TURBULENT.