minefield

• mine field

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”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪnˌfild/

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minefield (plural minefields)

1. An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
2. (figuratively, by extension) 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.

   • 2022 June 1, Ken Lohatepanont, “Political minefield awaits Prayut government”, in Thai Enquirer‎^[1], Bangkok: Thai News Corp, retrieved 1 June 2022:

     Political minefield awaits Prayut government including threat from an old foe

3. (cricket) 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.

   Synonym: minefield quiz

• tiptoe through a minefield

• Land mine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• dimefline, mefenidil