Nodus - a podcast by Word of the Day

Nodus is a noun that refers to a problem or difficulty.

Our word of the day comes directly from the Latin word for ‘knot.’ When a problem becomes knotty or difficult to unravel, it has become a nodus. Here’s an example:

My inability to play the trumpet well created a nodus in the marching band, but we found a way around this difficulty by having me simply pretend to be playing.

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