Witches' Broth (Noun)
Meaning
A fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The city's underworld was a witches' broth of corrupt cops and hardened felons.
- The new economic policy was a witches' broth of inflationary pressures and stagnant production.
- Mixing politics and religion creates a witches' broth of conflicting ideologies and clashing values.
- The company's financial troubles were a witches' broth of bad investments and poor management decisions.
- The neighborhood was a witches' broth of crime and neglect, plagued by gangs and poverty.