flashpoint
noun/ˈflæʃpɔɪnt/
/ˈflæʃpɔɪnt/
[countable, uncountable]- a situation or place in which violence or anger starts and cannot be controlled
- Tension in the city is rapidly reaching flashpoint.
- potential flashpoints in the south of the country
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