| NOUN | state | quandary, predicament, plight | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one |
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| cognition | quandary, dilemma | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options |
| Sounds | kwaa'nderiy; kwaa'ndriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | ||
| Meaning | A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one. | |
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| Synonyms | predicament, plight | |
| Narrower | care | A cause for feeling concern |
| corner, box | A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible | |
| hot water | A dangerous or distressing predicament | |
| Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
| Spanish | aprieto, apuro, brete, dilema, predicamento | |
| Catalan | destret, dilema, predicament, tràngol | |
| Meaning | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options. | |
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| Synonym | dilemma | |
| Narrower | double bind | (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma |
| Broader | perplexity | Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
| Spanish | dilema, disyuntiva | |
| Catalan | dilema | |
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