Defenition of the word gordian knot

• Defenition of the word gordian knot

  • 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
  • any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
  • an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia

Synonyms for the word gordian knot

• • Gordian knot

Hypernyms for the word gordian knot

• • knot
  • problem

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