Meaning of GORDIAN KNOT

Pronunciation:			'gordeeun nât
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut with his sword by Alexander the Great after hearing that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia [n]  any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
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	See Also:		knot, problem
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		can of worms, Chinese puzzle, complex, crux, dilemma, enigma, jungle, knot, knotty point, labyrinth, maze, meander, mesh, mess, node, nodus, nonplus, oxymoron, paradox, perplex, perplexity, pons asinorum, poser, puzzle, quandary, ravel, Rube Goldberg contraption, snafu, snake pit, snarl, tangle, tangled skein, teaser, vexed question, webwork, wheels within wheels, wilderness