A minefield is an area of land or water where explosive mines have been hidden.
2. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN]
If you describe a situation as a minefield, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of hidden dangers or problems, and where people need to behave with care because things could easily go wrong.
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The whole subject is a political minefield.
The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.
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Synonyms: danger zone More Synonyms of minefield
minefield in British English
(ˈmaɪnˌfiːld)
noun
1.
an area of ground or water containing explosive mines
2.
a subject, situation, etc, beset with hidden problems
minefield in American English
(ˈmaɪnˌfild)
noun
an area on land or in water where explosive mines have been set
Examples of 'minefield' in a sentence
minefield
Choosing the right outfit for a first lady is a political minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But persuading people to do the right thing is a political minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Do that now and you enter a minefield of changing circumstances and contentious negotiations.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It would be a legal minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At worst, they are a social minefield for all involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Tahrir Square is now a political minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's a legal and musical minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is where any unsuspecting person can enter a minefield, as buying a horse can be a very risky business.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
Medicines are a real minefield.
The Sun (2016)
That is an ethical minefield at the moment,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet Asperger's can be a social minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Otherwise, it's a social minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A social and interpersonal minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They are simply the'other half' and have to tiptoe their way across a minefield of potential howlers.
The Sun (2010)
But one enters a political and moral minefield when attempting an objective measurement of relative intellectual aptitude though the use of IQ tests.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It can also, along with anything else in student life and the real world alike, become a political minefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For any chap who finds the process of matching suits, ties and shirts a potential minefield, this app could provide the remedy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
minefield
British English: minefield NOUN
A minefield is an area of land or water where explosive mines have been hidden.