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)

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