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What is a term for something unwanted but which cannot be ignored?



The Next CEO of Stack Overflow“for which” vs. “for what”?“Cannot help but think” vs. “cannot but think” vs. “cannot help thinking”Term for knowledge that is unintuitive but obvious in retrospect?What's a good term for games which are not software?Term for something similar to vetting, but when a decision is not necessarily involvedTerm for something that is supposed to increase safety, but really just increases fear?“Conflict” Resolution: How to decide if two words are generally “unmistakable”?Two words or names describing something which cannot exists without each partWhich is correct, “someone named something” or “someone called something”?










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What is a term for a problem between sides that has surfaced that one would pretend to have always been submerged yet cannot be ignored?



For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged as something unavoidable, and that others can see it as well.










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  • Can you give an example? Something tangible? Something psychological? etc..

    – Othya
    Mar 17 '15 at 11:36











  • Anything can be ignored, if you put enough effort into it. (Until it kills you, of course.)

    – Hot Licks
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  • @HotLicks To an extent. But if, say, someone keeps kicking you in the shins, you can try to ignore them, you can pretend to ignore them, but you can't just not notice that they're doing it. Also, just because you CAN ignore something doesn't mean that you do. So I think it's fair to talk about things that a person is TRYING to ignore but which is difficult to ignore.

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More specifically...



What is a term for a problem between sides that has surfaced that one would pretend to have always been submerged yet cannot be ignored?



For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged as something unavoidable, and that others can see it as well.










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  • Can you give an example? Something tangible? Something psychological? etc..

    – Othya
    Mar 17 '15 at 11:36











  • Anything can be ignored, if you put enough effort into it. (Until it kills you, of course.)

    – Hot Licks
    Mar 17 '15 at 12:18











  • @HotLicks To an extent. But if, say, someone keeps kicking you in the shins, you can try to ignore them, you can pretend to ignore them, but you can't just not notice that they're doing it. Also, just because you CAN ignore something doesn't mean that you do. So I think it's fair to talk about things that a person is TRYING to ignore but which is difficult to ignore.

    – Jay
    Mar 17 '15 at 13:43













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More specifically...



What is a term for a problem between sides that has surfaced that one would pretend to have always been submerged yet cannot be ignored?



For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged as something unavoidable, and that others can see it as well.










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What is a term for a problem between sides that has surfaced that one would pretend to have always been submerged yet cannot be ignored?



For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged as something unavoidable, and that others can see it as well.







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  • Can you give an example? Something tangible? Something psychological? etc..

    – Othya
    Mar 17 '15 at 11:36











  • Anything can be ignored, if you put enough effort into it. (Until it kills you, of course.)

    – Hot Licks
    Mar 17 '15 at 12:18











  • @HotLicks To an extent. But if, say, someone keeps kicking you in the shins, you can try to ignore them, you can pretend to ignore them, but you can't just not notice that they're doing it. Also, just because you CAN ignore something doesn't mean that you do. So I think it's fair to talk about things that a person is TRYING to ignore but which is difficult to ignore.

    – Jay
    Mar 17 '15 at 13:43

















  • Can you give an example? Something tangible? Something psychological? etc..

    – Othya
    Mar 17 '15 at 11:36











  • Anything can be ignored, if you put enough effort into it. (Until it kills you, of course.)

    – Hot Licks
    Mar 17 '15 at 12:18











  • @HotLicks To an extent. But if, say, someone keeps kicking you in the shins, you can try to ignore them, you can pretend to ignore them, but you can't just not notice that they're doing it. Also, just because you CAN ignore something doesn't mean that you do. So I think it's fair to talk about things that a person is TRYING to ignore but which is difficult to ignore.

    – Jay
    Mar 17 '15 at 13:43
















Can you give an example? Something tangible? Something psychological? etc..

– Othya
Mar 17 '15 at 11:36





Can you give an example? Something tangible? Something psychological? etc..

– Othya
Mar 17 '15 at 11:36













Anything can be ignored, if you put enough effort into it. (Until it kills you, of course.)

– Hot Licks
Mar 17 '15 at 12:18





Anything can be ignored, if you put enough effort into it. (Until it kills you, of course.)

– Hot Licks
Mar 17 '15 at 12:18













@HotLicks To an extent. But if, say, someone keeps kicking you in the shins, you can try to ignore them, you can pretend to ignore them, but you can't just not notice that they're doing it. Also, just because you CAN ignore something doesn't mean that you do. So I think it's fair to talk about things that a person is TRYING to ignore but which is difficult to ignore.

– Jay
Mar 17 '15 at 13:43





@HotLicks To an extent. But if, say, someone keeps kicking you in the shins, you can try to ignore them, you can pretend to ignore them, but you can't just not notice that they're doing it. Also, just because you CAN ignore something doesn't mean that you do. So I think it's fair to talk about things that a person is TRYING to ignore but which is difficult to ignore.

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Something which is obvious but which people deliberately avoid or try to ignore can be called the elephant in the room.






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  • Right, that's not far from the idea, but it's so cliché. But there might not be better as a term. Of course if I knew I wouldn't ask...

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  • @Mallory-Erik - There is no simple English word for this concept, but there are idioms. Idioms can be cliché, but sometimes that is what is best to communicate your idea clearly and concisely.

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800-pound gorilla in the room: is an idiomatic expression that may describe to what you are referring to:




  • one that is dominating or uncontrollable because of great size or power. (M-W)


  • 800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. (Wikipedia)




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    How long do you usually hunt before you catch a memory?

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  • Right, not a memory, but a new untenable social reality that can't be ignored, esp institutional, organizational arrangements.

    – Mallory-Erik
    Mar 17 '15 at 12:02











  • For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged, and that others can see it as well.

    – Mallory-Erik
    Mar 17 '15 at 12:12












  • I think "elephant in the room" is the far more common expression in the US. "800 pound gorilla" is the thing that gets its way, regardless, and is not typically considered to be ignored. Eg, the National Rifle Association in the US is an 800 pound gorilla, while climate change is the elephant in the room.

    – Hot Licks
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  • @HotLicks - OP is just referring to something that cannot be ignored.

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What's a term for a dispute that's come to an impasse?



precipice [pres-uh-pis] noun -dictionary.com




2. a situation of great peril: "on the precipice of war".





What is a term for something unwanted but which cannot be ignored?



pressure; pres·sure ˈpre-shər noun -MW




5. the stress or urgency of matters demanding attention




I have a 'nagging feeling' that neither of these words is what you're looking for, but we'll just 'keep a lid on that' for the moment. Although they may disagree on many things, both the ministers think their courses of action to be 'necessary evils' but are now 'under pressure' from their constituents because 'the cat's out of the bag'.






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    You could refer to the issue as a Task, Burden, or Necessity. Or could use multiple terms such as saying, "The Mayor saw it as a burden which kept returning to eat up his time, however, the worried citizen knew it was a necessity to maintain the safety and security of their peaceful city."






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      • Right, that's not far from the idea, but it's so cliché. But there might not be better as a term. Of course if I knew I wouldn't ask...

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      • @Mallory-Erik - There is no simple English word for this concept, but there are idioms. Idioms can be cliché, but sometimes that is what is best to communicate your idea clearly and concisely.

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      • Right, that's not far from the idea, but it's so cliché. But there might not be better as a term. Of course if I knew I wouldn't ask...

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      • @Mallory-Erik - There is no simple English word for this concept, but there are idioms. Idioms can be cliché, but sometimes that is what is best to communicate your idea clearly and concisely.

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      • Right, that's not far from the idea, but it's so cliché. But there might not be better as a term. Of course if I knew I wouldn't ask...

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      • @Mallory-Erik - There is no simple English word for this concept, but there are idioms. Idioms can be cliché, but sometimes that is what is best to communicate your idea clearly and concisely.

        – Joel Brown
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      • Right, that's not far from the idea, but it's so cliché. But there might not be better as a term. Of course if I knew I wouldn't ask...

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 13:20











      • @Mallory-Erik - There is no simple English word for this concept, but there are idioms. Idioms can be cliché, but sometimes that is what is best to communicate your idea clearly and concisely.

        – Joel Brown
        Mar 17 '15 at 13:32
















      Right, that's not far from the idea, but it's so cliché. But there might not be better as a term. Of course if I knew I wouldn't ask...

      – Mallory-Erik
      Mar 17 '15 at 13:20





      Right, that's not far from the idea, but it's so cliché. But there might not be better as a term. Of course if I knew I wouldn't ask...

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      @Mallory-Erik - There is no simple English word for this concept, but there are idioms. Idioms can be cliché, but sometimes that is what is best to communicate your idea clearly and concisely.

      – Joel Brown
      Mar 17 '15 at 13:32





      @Mallory-Erik - There is no simple English word for this concept, but there are idioms. Idioms can be cliché, but sometimes that is what is best to communicate your idea clearly and concisely.

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      800-pound gorilla in the room: is an idiomatic expression that may describe to what you are referring to:




      • one that is dominating or uncontrollable because of great size or power. (M-W)


      • 800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. (Wikipedia)




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        How long do you usually hunt before you catch a memory?

        – Ian MacDonald
        Mar 17 '15 at 11:38











      • Right, not a memory, but a new untenable social reality that can't be ignored, esp institutional, organizational arrangements.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:02











      • For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged, and that others can see it as well.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:12












      • I think "elephant in the room" is the far more common expression in the US. "800 pound gorilla" is the thing that gets its way, regardless, and is not typically considered to be ignored. Eg, the National Rifle Association in the US is an 800 pound gorilla, while climate change is the elephant in the room.

        – Hot Licks
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:20












      • @HotLicks - OP is just referring to something that cannot be ignored.

        – user66974
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:23















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      800-pound gorilla in the room: is an idiomatic expression that may describe to what you are referring to:




      • one that is dominating or uncontrollable because of great size or power. (M-W)


      • 800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. (Wikipedia)




      (TFD)






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        How long do you usually hunt before you catch a memory?

        – Ian MacDonald
        Mar 17 '15 at 11:38











      • Right, not a memory, but a new untenable social reality that can't be ignored, esp institutional, organizational arrangements.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:02











      • For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged, and that others can see it as well.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:12












      • I think "elephant in the room" is the far more common expression in the US. "800 pound gorilla" is the thing that gets its way, regardless, and is not typically considered to be ignored. Eg, the National Rifle Association in the US is an 800 pound gorilla, while climate change is the elephant in the room.

        – Hot Licks
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:20












      • @HotLicks - OP is just referring to something that cannot be ignored.

        – user66974
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:23













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      800-pound gorilla in the room: is an idiomatic expression that may describe to what you are referring to:




      • one that is dominating or uncontrollable because of great size or power. (M-W)


      • 800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. (Wikipedia)




      (TFD)






      share|improve this answer















      800-pound gorilla in the room: is an idiomatic expression that may describe to what you are referring to:




      • one that is dominating or uncontrollable because of great size or power. (M-W)


      • 800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. (Wikipedia)




      (TFD)







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        How long do you usually hunt before you catch a memory?

        – Ian MacDonald
        Mar 17 '15 at 11:38











      • Right, not a memory, but a new untenable social reality that can't be ignored, esp institutional, organizational arrangements.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:02











      • For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged, and that others can see it as well.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:12












      • I think "elephant in the room" is the far more common expression in the US. "800 pound gorilla" is the thing that gets its way, regardless, and is not typically considered to be ignored. Eg, the National Rifle Association in the US is an 800 pound gorilla, while climate change is the elephant in the room.

        – Hot Licks
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:20












      • @HotLicks - OP is just referring to something that cannot be ignored.

        – user66974
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:23












      • 1





        How long do you usually hunt before you catch a memory?

        – Ian MacDonald
        Mar 17 '15 at 11:38











      • Right, not a memory, but a new untenable social reality that can't be ignored, esp institutional, organizational arrangements.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:02











      • For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged, and that others can see it as well.

        – Mallory-Erik
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:12












      • I think "elephant in the room" is the far more common expression in the US. "800 pound gorilla" is the thing that gets its way, regardless, and is not typically considered to be ignored. Eg, the National Rifle Association in the US is an 800 pound gorilla, while climate change is the elephant in the room.

        – Hot Licks
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:20












      • @HotLicks - OP is just referring to something that cannot be ignored.

        – user66974
        Mar 17 '15 at 12:23







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      How long do you usually hunt before you catch a memory?

      – Ian MacDonald
      Mar 17 '15 at 11:38





      How long do you usually hunt before you catch a memory?

      – Ian MacDonald
      Mar 17 '15 at 11:38













      Right, not a memory, but a new untenable social reality that can't be ignored, esp institutional, organizational arrangements.

      – Mallory-Erik
      Mar 17 '15 at 12:02





      Right, not a memory, but a new untenable social reality that can't be ignored, esp institutional, organizational arrangements.

      – Mallory-Erik
      Mar 17 '15 at 12:02













      For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged, and that others can see it as well.

      – Mallory-Erik
      Mar 17 '15 at 12:12






      For example, two sides always had potential and reason for conflict, but this was kept submerged, and purposefully ignored. Now, the conflict has surfaced and none can ignore it, though nobody wishes it were so. Institutional things especially. Imagine for example two government ministers who want to be on the same side but now realize that the conflict between them which they wish could have been ignored has emerged, and that others can see it as well.

      – Mallory-Erik
      Mar 17 '15 at 12:12














      I think "elephant in the room" is the far more common expression in the US. "800 pound gorilla" is the thing that gets its way, regardless, and is not typically considered to be ignored. Eg, the National Rifle Association in the US is an 800 pound gorilla, while climate change is the elephant in the room.

      – Hot Licks
      Mar 17 '15 at 12:20






      I think "elephant in the room" is the far more common expression in the US. "800 pound gorilla" is the thing that gets its way, regardless, and is not typically considered to be ignored. Eg, the National Rifle Association in the US is an 800 pound gorilla, while climate change is the elephant in the room.

      – Hot Licks
      Mar 17 '15 at 12:20














      @HotLicks - OP is just referring to something that cannot be ignored.

      – user66974
      Mar 17 '15 at 12:23





      @HotLicks - OP is just referring to something that cannot be ignored.

      – user66974
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      What's a term for a dispute that's come to an impasse?



      precipice [pres-uh-pis] noun -dictionary.com




      2. a situation of great peril: "on the precipice of war".





      What is a term for something unwanted but which cannot be ignored?



      pressure; pres·sure ˈpre-shər noun -MW




      5. the stress or urgency of matters demanding attention




      I have a 'nagging feeling' that neither of these words is what you're looking for, but we'll just 'keep a lid on that' for the moment. Although they may disagree on many things, both the ministers think their courses of action to be 'necessary evils' but are now 'under pressure' from their constituents because 'the cat's out of the bag'.






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        What's a term for a dispute that's come to an impasse?



        precipice [pres-uh-pis] noun -dictionary.com




        2. a situation of great peril: "on the precipice of war".





        What is a term for something unwanted but which cannot be ignored?



        pressure; pres·sure ˈpre-shər noun -MW




        5. the stress or urgency of matters demanding attention




        I have a 'nagging feeling' that neither of these words is what you're looking for, but we'll just 'keep a lid on that' for the moment. Although they may disagree on many things, both the ministers think their courses of action to be 'necessary evils' but are now 'under pressure' from their constituents because 'the cat's out of the bag'.






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          precipice [pres-uh-pis] noun -dictionary.com




          2. a situation of great peril: "on the precipice of war".





          What is a term for something unwanted but which cannot be ignored?



          pressure; pres·sure ˈpre-shər noun -MW




          5. the stress or urgency of matters demanding attention




          I have a 'nagging feeling' that neither of these words is what you're looking for, but we'll just 'keep a lid on that' for the moment. Although they may disagree on many things, both the ministers think their courses of action to be 'necessary evils' but are now 'under pressure' from their constituents because 'the cat's out of the bag'.






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          precipice [pres-uh-pis] noun -dictionary.com




          2. a situation of great peril: "on the precipice of war".





          What is a term for something unwanted but which cannot be ignored?



          pressure; pres·sure ˈpre-shər noun -MW




          5. the stress or urgency of matters demanding attention




          I have a 'nagging feeling' that neither of these words is what you're looking for, but we'll just 'keep a lid on that' for the moment. Although they may disagree on many things, both the ministers think their courses of action to be 'necessary evils' but are now 'under pressure' from their constituents because 'the cat's out of the bag'.







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