hot spot

also n.

1. An area in which there is dangerous unrest or hostile action: "opportunities . . . for United Nations forces to play a constructive role in some of the world's hot spots" (Paul Lewis).
2. Informal. A lively and popular place, such as a nightclub.
3. An area of intense heat, radiation, or activity.

noun

A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition: box¹, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot water, jam, plight¹, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble. Informal bind, pickle, spot. See easy/hard.

(DOD, NATO) Region in a contaminated area in which the level of radioactive contamination is considerably greater than in neighboring regions in the area.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - natklub, urocenter, brændpunkt

Français (French)
n. - (Journ, Pol) point chaud ou névralgique, pays de soleil, destination au soleil, boîte de nuit

Deutsch (German)
n. - heiße Gegend, Krisenherd, Nachtklub

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θερμή περιοχή

Italiano (Italian)
zona calda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lugar (m) perigoso ou crítico, lugar (m) com concentração de calor, lugar (m) com radioatovidade alta (Fís.)

Русский (Russian)
горячая точка, злачное место, горячая зона, место перегрева

Español (Spanish)
n. - sitio donde la situación es crítica, salón de fiestas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oroshärd, inneställe, hotspot (tekn.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
热点

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熱點

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 분쟁 지역, 과열점, 나이트클럽

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ホットスポット

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮איזור קטן וחם יחסית, מצב קשה, מוקד מתיחות/בעירה, מקום בילוי מדליק, איזור מזוהם‬

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Hot Spot