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TICKING BOMB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
Example:
the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off
Synonyms:
ticking bomb; time bomb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ticking bomb" is a kind of...):
situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)