Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logistical nightmare

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: lo-gis-ti-cal night-mare
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A military situation for which it is difficult to plan or organize the logistics.

Informal

noun

Any situation or event that requires considerable coordination of many people or resources, beyond the original organizer's expectations.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

logistical nightmares (plural)

Questions

What does logistical nightmare mean?: A military situation for which it is difficult to plan or organize the logistics.

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