The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
distress, exigence, exigency, trouble. See helpA difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:
box1, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, jam, plight1, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble. (Informal) bind, pickle, spot. See easyLearn more about hot water