flashpoint Definition

tense, restive, hotspot, minefield, climax, burning, peak, fallujah, height, flash, keg, lightning, magazine, battleground, hotbed, tinderbox, powder keg, skirmish, showdown, flare, stronghold, unrest, roil, cauldron, epicenter, feud, conflict, crucible, strife, focal point, controversy, lightning rod, conflagration, riot, stumbling block, clashes, irritant, touchstone, linchpin, flareup, cause celebre, tensions, fiercest, fulcrum, sparking, fever pitch, rallying cry, rages, simmers, confrontations, litmus test, staple, microcosm, hot potato, roadblock, brewing, looms, lynchpin, mainstay, thorn, fore, squabble, plataea, tussle, whipping boy, dispute, debate, dustup, contretemps, catalyst, fodder, bugbear, rivalry, precursor, scuffles, commonplace, crossroads, boils, bargaining chip, centerpiece, prelude, standoffs, crux, rift, loggerheads, harbinger, bastion, issue, tiff, battles, dicey, topic, tempest, buzzword, fester, testy, fracas, spats, pitting, disagreement,