pitfall
booby trap
monkey wrench
rub
hitch
hang-up
snag
Pandora's box
workaround
fiasco
unexpectedness
oops
hit a snag
unwitting
unscripted
clutch
forced
unintending
unforthcomingly
mire
on the hop
unexpectancy
bad boy
turn of events
turn
pull a rabbit out of a hat
twist
sleeper
misfortune
bad luck
spur-of-the-moment
more than one bargained for
rude awakening
mischance
by-product
unplanned
byproduct
unexpected
serendipity
gotcha
Lord willing and the creek don't rise
fall between the cracks
fortune
luck
God willing
stumbling block
eureka moment
bitch
Lord willing
spanner
unsupposed
stumblingblock
gimmick
by the by
soup
kicker
catch
mishap
gold is where you find it
sticky wicket
go so far as
let-out
unhoped
unlooked for
by accident
precipitant
accidently
praemunire
surprise
trouble
improvability
push one's luck
caught on the hop
difficulty
ill-timed
reverse
unintendedly
setback
let
unchancy
unthought
unthought-of
find oneself
stumble
trip-up
brainstorm
black eye
blow
trip
reversal
unintendingly
unhoped-for
Matterhorn
misstep

English words for 'an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty'

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