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quandary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, n.; pl {Quandaries}. [Prob. fr OE wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandr[ae][eth]i difficulty, trouble, fr vandr difficult.] A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, v. t. To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or difficulty. [Obs.] --Otway. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quandary n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one: "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: {predicament}, {plight}] 2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: {dilemma}]
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