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catch-22
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Noun
A hidden problem, danger or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation
A problematic situation that is difficult or impossible to escape
Something that is self-contradictory
Something that needs to be resolved
Part of a control that responds dynamically as the user moves the pointer over it, as for example in an image map
A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one
A situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
An issue or problem requiring resolution
Adjective
In a tight spot
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
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Noun
▲
A hidden problem, danger or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation
hitch
snag
catch
pitfall
joker
gotcha
gimmick
booby trap
land mine
obstacle
hurdle
impediment
hindrance
drawback
difficulty
setback
hiccup
obstruction
barrier
stumbling block
crimp
complication
problem
disadvantage
bar
handicap
block
fly in the ointment
encumbrance
drag
clog
trammel
cramp
holdback
spanner in the works
deterrent
restriction
limitation
inhibition
restraint
stop
fetter
manacle
issue
interference
chain
balk
US
shackles
embarrassment
let
hazard
delay
facer
inconvenience
holdup
glitch
baulk
UK
monkey wrench in the works
check
curb
brake
blockage
barricade
burden
cumber
millstone
monkey wrench
hang-up
defect
weakness
downside
disbenefit
minus
stoppage
discouragement
hamper
sticking point
road block
interruption
impedance
albatross
blockade
hampering
rub
gridlock
puzzler
baggage
cumbrance
hardship
ball and chain
jam-up
bump
preventive
disincentive
uphill
mountain to climb
prevention
trap
pickle
bug
conundrum
dodge
joker in the pack
con
snare
trick
ploy
puzzle
wile
lock
sabotage
inhibitor
excess baggage
intervention
deal-breaker
foot dragging
knot
spot
the rub
scrape
tight spot
unseen problem
bottleneck
retardment
flaw
prohibition
disorder
detriment
tie
load
stricture
shackle
fault
disablement
impairment
wall
retardation
millstone around your neck
dead weight
red tape
downfall
adversity
impasse
misfortune
upset
blow
blunder
disappointment
stroke of bad luck
mishap
one in the eye
knock-back
defeat
miscalculation
body blow
reversal
slip
hold-up
inefficacy
piece of bad luck
mischance
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
knock
error
bafflement
whammy
mistake
kick in the teeth
bitter pill
bummer
stumbling stone
stone in one's path
nuisance
shortcoming
liability
negative
trouble
debit
strike
incommodity
weak spot
weak point
imperfection
deficiency
failing
ill
lack
cross
disability
constraint
deadweight
consequence
weary load
bad
saddle
debt
guilt
duty
penalty
negative aspect
flip side
other side of the coin
jinx
privation
affliction
afterdeal
hangup
Achilles heel
thorn in one's side
monkey on back
cross to bear
bad news
disaster area
millstone round one's neck
damper
evil
more ❯
“Yet a closer look at the conditions underlying its provision reveals that the acquisition of education was not an unmitigated good, but a hidden
catch-22
.”
Noun
▲
A problematic situation that is difficult or impossible to escape
dilemma
fix
pickle
jam
spot
predicament
corner
quandary
hole
bind
mire
box
quagmire
impasse
rattrap
swamp
jackpot
double bind
sticky wicket
damned if you do, damned if you don't
rabbit hole
lose-lose
no-win situation
difficulty
mess
plight
muddle
sticky situation
awkward situation
trouble
strait
tight spot
difficult situation
problem
conundrum
tight corner
bother
tricky situation
crisis
spot of bother
puzzle
scrape
perplexity
uncertainty
embarrassment
hot water
catch
cleft stick
dog's breakfast
poser
vicious circle
difficult choice
can of worms
confusion
conflict
complication
hard nut to crack
complicated situation
headache
indecision
facer
between a rock and a hard place
crunch
tight situation
cul-de-sac
bottleneck
morass
cessation
pause
rest
entanglement
snafu
complexity
troublesome problem
snake pit
kettle of fish
Gordian knot
snarl
Pandora's box
unpredictable situation
hornet's nest
complex problem
mare's nest
knot
inevitability
stew
stalemate
up a tree
clutch
mix-up
bewilderment
unfortunate situation
hang-up
doubt
state of perplexity
state of uncertainty
delicate situation
double trouble
damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
stuckness
sorry condition
hell
mishap
setback
upheaval
adversity
imbroglio
critical situation
distress
debacle
hardship
train wreck
problematic situation
cataclysm
shambles
fiasco
horror
tribulation
dire straits
hell on earth
tragedy
emergency
blow
turmoil
exigency
disaster
drama
calamity
catastrophe
havoc
sad state
hard times
bad news
crash
extremity
trauma
chaos
issue
misfortune
affliction
big trouble
disorder
scourge
deep water
apocalypse
worst-case scenario
reversal of fortune
disarray
failure
car crash
devastation
pinch
depression
collapse
botched situation
pass
shock
monstrosity
tinderbox
meltdown
hassle
situation
stress
desolation
reverse
reversal
holocaust
bomb
woe
trial
shipwreck
misadventure
hot potato
ruin
blight
pressure
disorderliness
urgency
messiness
heavy blow
bust
whammy
stroke of ill luck
commotion
scene
melodrama
spectacle
fracas
disturbance
fuss
business
farce
to-do
thrill
affair
tension
excitement
adventure
circumstance
occasion
tear-jerker
row
sensation
incident
more ❯
“We humans are faced with a
catch-22
of our own natures in confronting change.”
Noun
▲
Something that is self-contradictory
dichotomy
paradox
incongruity
contradiction
inconsistency
anomaly
oxymoron
self-contradiction
contradiction in terms
conflict
oddity
absurdity
conundrum
enigma
mystery
puzzle
error
irony
juxtaposition
riddle
ambiguity
catch
shocker
antinomy
koan
quandary
reverse psychology
difference
opposition
contrariety
clash
discrepancy
incongruousness
disagreement
mismatch
polarity
disparity
incompatibility
separation
aporia
variance
division
discordance
irreconcilability
contrast
contrariness
dissonance
contraposition
divergence
lack of congruence
antithesis
antagonism
lack of harmony
contradistinction
impasse
peculiarity
inversion
reversal
paradoxical nature
opposure
dissimilarity
inconsonance
oppositeness
repugnancy
oppugnancy
inappropriateness
duality
disproportion
variation
changeability
lack of similarity
inequality
unlikeness
disproportionateness
lack of accord
deviation
inharmoniousness
unsuitability
contradictoriness
antonymy
strangeness
bizarreness
inaptness
antilogy
flaw
bucking
illogicality
extraneousness
oddness
unsuitableness
gulf
split
disjunction
chasm
divorce
disunion
polarisation
UK
polarization
US
irreconcilable difference
lack of consistency
difference of opinion
more ❯
“This is further complicated by the
catch-22
statement of faith, where a man sincerely claims a non-existent malady so that he can be healed.”
Noun
▲
Something that needs to be resolved
problem
hindrance
dilemma
issue
trouble
headache
obstacle
setback
adversity
pickle
predicament
quandary
hassle
hurdle
misfortune
obstruction
plight
worry
botheration
burden
catch
dispute
drawback
mess
perplexity
question
bugbear
count
crunch
disagreement
doubt
downside
habit
scrape
squeeze
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
hot water
negative aspect
point at issue
box
complication
difficulty
glitch
hitch
snag
teething trouble
grievance
bother
pitfall
impediment
hiccup
barrier
vexation
tight spot
handicap
stumbling block
difficult situation
rub
thorn in one's side
source of difficulty
trammel
thorn in the flesh
gremlin
source of trouble
muddle
vexed question
mix-up
question mark
hot potato
hornets' nest
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
bind
upset
distress
nuisance
case
challenge
knot
matter
to-do
more ❯
Noun
▲
Part of a control that responds dynamically as the user moves the pointer over it, as for example in an image map
hot spot
asperity
bad news
bind
box
circumstance
clutch
condition
corner
crisis
deadlock
deep water
difficulty
dilemma
drag
Dutch
emergency
exigency
fix
flash point
hang-up
hardship
hole
hot water
imbroglio
impasse
jam
juncture
trouble spot
plight
pickle
quandary
trouble
mess
mire
quagmire
spot
scrape
muddle
rattrap
perplexity
swamp
strait
issue
jackpot
pinch
puzzle
situation
pass
state
vicissitude
rigor
US
soup
position
tight spot
tight corner
how-do-you-do
rough go
sticky situation
predicament
rigour
UK
kettle of fish
awkward situation
problematic situation
rabbit hole
sticky wicket
difficult situation
straits
extremity
stage
crossroads
contingency
zero hour
turning point
case
circumstances
dire straits
unfortunate situation
sad state
tight situation
sorry condition
double trouble
state of affairs
state of things
time
point
moment
conjuncture
crunch
occasion
tinderbox
head
Dunkirk
phase
period
crux
point in time
breaking point
crossroad
interval
status
boiling point
crunch time
instant
posture
choice
moment in time
more ❯
Noun
▲
A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one
vicious circle
circularity
impasse
stalemate
causal nexus
chain reaction
circular argument
domino effect
endless loop
eternal return
no-win situation
petitio principii
vicious cycle
chain of circumstances
concatenation of events
predicament
cause and effect
knock-on effect
chemical reaction
ripples in a pond
powder train
train of events
series of events
Noun
▲
A situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
deadlock
impasse
stalemate
standstill
halt
gridlock
standoff
cessation
checkmate
draw
logjam
stand-off
stop
stoppage
block
dead end
Mexican standoff
pause
wall
full stop
end of the road
tie
arrest
dead heat
no through road
cul-de-sac
corner
road block
blank wall
obstacle
blind alley
nowhere to turn
stumbling block
roadblock
stand
end
suspension
break
stay
discontinuation
interruption
discontinuance
rest
lapse
cutoff
letup
freeze
dead stop
interval
finish
respite
intermission
delay
close
toss-up
interlude
wash
termination
conclusion
hiatus
wait
breather
check
holdup
snarl-up
ending
shutdown
closure
lull
layoff
expiration
arrestment
surcease
closedown
blockage
stopover
shutoff
time out
breathing space
break-off
traffic jam
screeching halt
grinding halt
screaming halt
buildup
fly-half
hole
inaction
collision
showdown
level
stymie
even money
communication breakdown
cross-purposes
recess
disruption
closing
occlusion
winding-up
time-out
completion
culmination
desistance
finale
end of the line
brick wall
wrap-up
wind-up
moratorium
downtime
gap
adjournment
even game
photo finish
drawn battle
abeyance
interregnum
interim
entr'acte
lacuna
breath
caesura
pausation
comma
beat
hush
stillness
hitch
let-up
hold-up
breathing spell
coffee break
lapse of time
break off
happy hour
rest period
backup
bottleneck
jam
clog
congestion
barrier
tailback
snarl
sig alert
cease
stopping
offset
more ❯
Noun
▲
An issue or problem requiring resolution
challenge
issue
matter
affair
subject
concern
focus
question
theme
topic
argument
case
contention
interest
point
predicament
problem
quandary
subject matter
catch
conundrum
dilemma
enigma
matter of contention
point of contention
quagmire
snag
crux
hole
mire
puzzle
puzzlement
stumper
hitch
jam
pickle
pitfall
trouble
knot
nut
complication
bother
difficulty
perplexity
situation
task
incident
undertaking
upset
worry
distress
setback
adversity
plight
hassle
botheration
mess
burden
misfortune
headache
hindrance
worriment
grievance
to-do
equation
thing
point at issue
more ❯
Adjective
▲
In a tight spot
between the devil and the deep blue sea
between a rock and a hard place
between Scylla and Charybdis
between the hammer and the anvil
between two fires
cornered
Hobson's choice
in a dilemma
in a pickle
in a predicament
in the middle
no choice
sitting on a powder keg
Adjective
▲
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
catchy
difficult
tricky
thorny
delicate
sensitive
problematic
knotty
sticky
ticklish
prickly
tough
hairy
touchy
problematical
dodgy
nasty
tricksy
spiny
loaded
awkward
intricate
complicated
complex
hard
involved
uncertain
convoluted
perplexing
troublesome
precarious
risky
taxing
irksome
bothersome
dicey
controversial
vexed
trying
worrying
vexatious
embarrassing
baffling
chancy
concerning
critical
upsetting
dangerous
touch-and-go
uncomfortable
gnarly
unstable
fiddly
rocky
nettlesome
volatile
puzzling
unpleasant
iffy
unpredictable
contentious
nice
unsteady
formidable
capricious
fickle
temperamental
inconstant
mercurial
variable
changeable
uneasy
paradoxical
intractable
mystifying
hazardous
perilous
harassing
provocative
severe
unsafe
high-risk
heated
sophisticated
profound
emotive
divisive
scandalous
rough
unchancy
like herding cats
strenuous
subtle
heavy
parlous
rugged
hair-trigger
painful
laborious
operose
discomforting
unsound
fraught with danger
treacherous
unhealthy
scary
jeopardous
wicked
penetrating
searching
quirky
undependable
annoying
grievous
distressing
arduous
onerous
disturbing
challenging
grim
harrowing
worrisome
wearisome
traumatic
grave
nerve-racking
tight
punishing
dubious
excruciating
burdensome
insecure
troubling
forbidding
vexing
serious
demanding
stressful
wearing
exhausting
daunting
exacting
harsh
brutal
gruelling
UK
oppressive
testing
grueling
US
tiring
hellish
cruel
weighty
threatening
alarming
bitter
awful
bleak
dire
fraught
exasperating
tormenting
unsettling
draining
disquieting
tedious
sapping
toilsome
perturbing
back-breaking
crushing
rigorous
disagreeable
tense
speculative
erratic
dismaying
niggling
shaky
venturesome
frustrating
pressured
unnerving
harrying
fatiguing
torturous
galling
tiresome
agonizing
US
agonising
UK
anxious-making
humiliating
compromising
disconcerting
cringey
flustering
discomposing
cringeworthy
discomfiting
dark
vulnerable
irritating
inconvenient
unfriendly
suspect
questionable
spartan
hostile
unreliable
menacing
jeopardizing
US
anxious
cringe-making
incommodious
exposed
enervating
jeopardising
UK
agitating
hectic
hot
on thin ice
nerve-wracking
moiling
killer
playing with fire
backbreaking
easier said than done
slavish
torturesome
unendurable
killing
hanging by a thread
wearying
shattering
knackering
hard-won
toilful
drudgy
intolerable
sweaty
labored
US
immense
no picnic
tall
extreme
upstream
energy-consuming
vicious
marathon
difficile
laboured
UK
vigorous
impossible
tortuous
cumbersome
crippling
high-pressure
unsparing
prohibitive
anxiety-ridden
unremitting
really hard
tough going
problem
fierce
intimidating
Herculean
ominous
insufferable
bruising
merciless
titanic
mighty
ponderous
gargantuan
effortful
not easy
unbearable
unforgiving
uphill
staggering
colossal
unyielding
herculean
ambitious
debilitating
jarring
intense
worksome
solemn
painstaking
distressful
very hard
ferocious
almighty
grinding
gigantic
savage
scabrous
depleting
uphill battle
fluctuant
unsettled
reckless
incalculable
tender
lethal
haphazard
harmful
kid-glove
daredevil
demeaning
degrading
unsure
unclear
death-defying
embarrassed
breakneck
untimely
discountenancing
murderous
stiff
hardhanded
aggravating
inhuman
searing
cliffhanging
suspenseful
charged
shameful
a stinker of a
pestilent
exigent
tottery
toe-curling
Russian roulette
dangersome
ugly
tickly
in danger
in jeopardy
unknown
doubtful
dolorous
bumpy
shonky
itchy
confronting
distressed
afflictive
scratchy
endangered
causing discomfort
ill-fitting
defenceless
UK
defenseless
US
in the balance
long shot
on slippery ground
wide-open
out on a limb
nagging
emotionally draining
troublous
high-impact
backbreaker
like getting blood out of a stone
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