hor‧net /ˈhɔːnət, ˈhɔːnɪt $ ˈhɔːr-/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: hyrnet]
1. a large black and yellow flying insect that can sting ⇒
wasp2. hornets’ nest a situation in which there is a lot of trouble and quarrelling:
The new production targets have stirred up a hornets' nest. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲