a word for an unfamiliar situation

Question

Is there a single word for an unfamiliar situation or a better way of wording this? If a situation is unfamiliar to you.

Answer 1

Strange, Foreign, or Unknown?

Any of the synonyms for unfamiliar may work:

unfamiliar

adjective

1. strange, new, unknown, different, novel, unusual, curious, alien, out-of-the-way, uncommon, little known, unaccustomed, beyond your ken

Answer 2

try these:

imbroglio - intricate or complicated situation

quandary - A difficult situation.

You could also say you're in a cliffhanger (A story or event with a strong element of suspense).

Or you could combine several synonyms for strange, such as selcouth, with situation to get a "selcouth situation."

Answer 3

Also consider synonyms of enigma (“Something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable”), such as conundrum (“A difficult question or riddle”) and mystery (“Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature”).