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Synonyms & Antonyms of pandora's box
a source of many troubles; something that will lead to many problems
- Their parents are understandably afraid of opening a pandora's box if they buy their oldest child a car.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pandora's box
- aggravation,
- aggro
- [British],
- annoyance,
- bother,
- botheration,
- bugbear,
- exasperation,
- frustration,
- hair shirt,
- hassle,
- headache,
- inconvenience,
- irk,
- irritant,
- nuisance,
- peeve,
- pest,
- rub,
- ruffle,
- thorn,
- trial,
- vexation
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The first known use of pandora's box was in 1579
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