trouble spot

noun

1. an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop:

   There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.

trouble spot

noun

1. a place of recurring trouble, esp of political unrest

Example Sentences

Ford’s electric vehicle division has been a trouble spot amid a slowdown in EV sales.

From Seattle Times

Budget constraints force cost-cutting measures as repairs are underway at San Clemente trouble spot.

From Los Angeles Times

There is not the capacity to move troops around the country to concentrate them in the latest trouble spot.

From BBC

The trouble spot surfaced in public last academic year after the community college chancellor’s office approved a bachelor’s degree program in applied fire management at Feather River College in Plumas County over fierce objections from Cal State officials, who argued it duplicated offerings of at least three other campus programs.

From Los Angeles Times

The other big trouble spot has been Africa, where debt markets have seen a sharp pullback.

From Reuters