flashpoint vs trouble spot

flashpoint and trouble spot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flashpoint	Yes	No	No	No
trouble spot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flashpoint and trouble spot are synonyms defined as:

flashpoint and trouble spot: a place of political unrest and potential violence

Other synonyms of flashpoint include hot spot, hotspot.

flashpoint (noun)	trouble spot (noun)
the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air	a place of political unrest and potential violence
a place of political unrest and potential violence	a place where trouble exists or occurs regularly
point at which something is ready to blow up