Synonyms for «unpleasant encounter»

Synonyms for individual words can be found below.

In an ideal world, all our dogs would be freely roaming off - leash without any risk of disappearance, harm, unpleasant encounters with animal control, etc.. (camelotdogtraining.com)
There are so many ways of avoiding such unpleasant encounters! (skirt.yournextshoes.com)
Also, how to handle not only new relationships, but unpleasant encounters too. (myintimcity.com)
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