a hornet's nest

a situation or subject which causes a lot of people to become angry and upset

Usage notes: A hornet is a large insect that stings people badly.

His remarks on the role of women have stirred up a hornet's nest amongst feminists. Animal cloning is a real hornet's nest.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ehud	-	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Lita	-	English
Gleb	GLYEP (Russian), HLEB (Ukrainian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Dominik	daw-MEE-neek (Polish), DO-mi-nik (German)	Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian, Croatian
Raymund	RAY-mənd	English (Rare)
Stina	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish