minefield
nounUS /ˈmaɪnˌfild/
Etymology From mine + field. Compare Saterland Frisian Mienenfäield (“minefield”), West Frisian mynfjild (“minefield”), Dutch mijnenveld (“minefield”), German Low German Minenfeld (“minefield”), German Minenfeld (“minefield”), Danish minefelt (“minefield”), Swedish minfält (“minefield”).
1
An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
2
Broadly, Figuratively A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.
- Be careful. Foreign property investments are a minefield, and some people have lost a lot of money.
- Russian grammar can be a minefield.
1 more example
- Political minefield awaits Prayut government including threat from an old foe2022 June 1, Ken Lohatepanont, “Political minefield awaits Prayut government”, in Thai Enquirer, Bangkok: Thai News Corp, retrieved 01 Jun 2022:
3
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
4
A quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.
- Derived terms
- tiptoe through a minefield