quandary
noun/ˈkwɒndəri/
/ˈkwɑːndəri/
[usually singular] (plural quandaries)
- the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation synonym dilemma
- in a quandary George was in a quandary—should he go or shouldn't he?
- This placed the government in something of a quandary.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps partly from Latin quando ‘when’.Definitions on the go
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