| dilemma(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |
| dire |
| discomfiture(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |
| discomposure(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |
| disconcertion(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |
| doubt |
| downer(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) |
| drag(noun, trouble, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
| drawback(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage) |
| egg on face(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, confusion) |
| exiguousness(noun, need, lack, miss, defect) |
| failing(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy) |
| faultiness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage) |
| faux pas(noun, expression, difficulty, confusion, shame) |
| fix(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |
| frivolity |
| hand-to-mouth existence |
| hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, want) |
| hard time(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress) |
| hitch(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess) |