quandary
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1. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | perplexity, |
| definition | : | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | double bind, |
| definition | : | (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful (noun.cognition) |
2. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | difficulty, |
| definition | : | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | care, |
| definition | : | a cause for feeling concern (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | box, corner, |
| definition | : | a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hot water, |
| definition | : | a dangerous or distressing predicament (noun.state) |
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