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pain point

pain point
 n.— «Quebec small businesses have the second-highest labor “pain points.”…On a national basis, the survey found 70 per cent of small businesses had serious problems with labor laws and regulations.» —“Manitoba businesses head list assailing labor law, survey finds” Toronto Star (Canada) Nov. 20, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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