quandary

Noun
  1. A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one (synset 114432050)
    "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
    is a type of: difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
    subtypes:
    • care - a cause for feeling concern
    • box, corner - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
    • hot water - a dangerous or distressing predicament
    same as: plight, predicament
  2. State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options (synset 105693891)
    is a type of: perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
    subtypes: double bind - (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful
    same as: dilemma

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