hornet's nest



hornet's nest

1. A dangerous, complicated situation. If we do invade, I fear that we will find ourselves in a real hornet's nest.
2. A situation that produces angry reactions. The politician's off-the-cuff remark about pollution stirred up a hornet's nest among environmentalists.
See also: nest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DonaDAHN-əEnglish
Francesca[fræn'seskə]
Mateomah-TE-o (Spanish)Spanish, Croatian
Aniruddha-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Sieghild-German
DenDENEnglish