What is another word for brier patch?
Pronunciation: [bɹˈa͡ɪ͡ə pˈat͡ʃ] (IPA) 
Brier patch is a thorny, tangled and prickly place that is not easy to navigate through. It often refers to a difficult and complicated situation. Some common synonyms for brier patch include thicket, jungle, maze, labyrinth, entanglement, complication, and snarl. These words convey a sense of complexity, confusion, and challenge, similar to the difficulty of maneuvering through a tangle of briers. Other synonyms include predicament, hardship, obstacle, dilemma, and quagmire, which suggest more serious and pressing problems. No matter what word is used to describe it, the brier patch always invokes a sense of difficulty and hardship that must be overcome.
