What does "trouble spot" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "trouble spot"?

Common synonyms include: flashpoint, hot spot, hotspot, minefield, minefields.

noun

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Noun

1
A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint.
"Difficulties were met by keeping permanent way and maintenance staff on duty and organising mobile squads to move as required to trouble spots."
2
a place of political unrest and potential violence wordnet
3
a place where trouble exists or occurs regularly wordnet

"Difficulties were met by keeping permanent way and maintenance staff on duty and organising mobile squads to move as required to trouble spots."