minefield

/M AY1 N F IY0 L D/
noun
  1. 1

    An area in which land mines have been laid.

  2. 2

    (by extension) A dangerous situation.

  3. 3

    A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minefield