a Gordian knot



a Gordian knot

  (formal)
a difficult problem
Usage notes: In an old story, King Gordius of Phrygia tied a complicated knot which no one could make loose, until Alexander the Great cut it with his sword.
Homelessness in the inner cities has become a real Gordian knot.
See also: Gordian, knot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Samuilu-Old Church Slavic
Oihana-Basque
Perchuhi-Armenian
KendraKEN-drəEnglish
Phanuel-Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend
Georgiana[dʒɔ:dʒi'a:nə]