8
complexity(noun, confusion, situation, muddle, puzzle)
8
convolution(noun, confusion, situation, muddle, puzzle)
7
internal ear(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, situation)
7
dilemma(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship, enigma)
6
perplexity(noun, confusion, question, uncertainty, situation)
6
enigma(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship, secret)
6
confusion(noun, state, mass, question, uncertainty)
5
cat's cradle(noun, expression, idiom, simple, difficulty)
5
jumble(noun, situation, muddle, puzzle, complexity)
4
inner ear(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, situation)
3
quandary(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship, enigma)
3
Serbonian bog(expression, difficulty, situation, hardship, calamity)
3
blind alley(expression, difficulty, situation, hardship, calamity)
3
dead end(expression, difficulty, situation, hardship, calamity)
3
gridlock(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship, calamity)
3
involution(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship, complexity)
3
knotty problem(expression, confusion, situation, puzzle, riddle)
3
muddle(noun, situation, complexity, mesh, maze)
3
plexus(noun, organization, difficulty, system, situation)
3
ravel(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship)
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