hot spot vs trouble spot

hot spot and trouble spot both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of hot spot include flashpoint, hotspot.

hot spot (noun)	trouble spot (noun)
a lively entertainment spot	a place of political unrest and potential violence
a point of relatively intense heat or radiation	a place where trouble exists or occurs regularly
a place of political unrest and potential violence