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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
Adjective
In a tight spot
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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
duty
guilt
penalty
negative aspect
flip side
other side of the coin
privation
affliction
afterdeal
hangup
thorn in one's side
monkey on back
involvement
lease
chit
indebtment
loan
bite
pledge
balance
contract
damage
Achilles heel
mortgage
arrear
jinx
tab
possibility
IOU
due
contingency
remainder
account
cross to bear
damper
evil
bad news
disaster area
millstone round one's neck
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
scrape
cul-de-sac
bottleneck
morass
rest
plight
pause
cessation
conundrum
knot
inevitability
damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
“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
enigma
oddity
absurdity
mystery
puzzle
ambiguity
conflict
error
irony
juxtaposition
nonsense
riddle
catch
mistake
shocker
antinomy
koan
conundrum
opposite
reverse
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
antithesis
lack of congruence
antagonism
lack of harmony
contradistinction
impasse
peculiarity
reversal
inversion
paradoxical nature
opposure
dissimilarity
inconsonance
oppositeness
repugnancy
oppugnancy
inappropriateness
duality
disproportion
variation
inequality
disproportionateness
lack of accord
changeability
lack of similarity
unlikeness
deviation
inharmoniousness
unsuitability
contradictoriness
antonymy
strangeness
bizarreness
inaptness
extraneousness
oddness
unsuitableness
gulf
confutation
antilogy
contravention
split
disjunction
dissension
flaw
dispute
bucking
defiance
disputation
illogicality
challenge
chasm
divorce
disunion
polarisation
UK
polarization
US
irreconcilable difference
difference of opinion
lack of consistency
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
jam
muddle
mire
hole
fix
difficult situation
bind
impasse
quagmire
tight spot
awkward situation
sticky situation
spot
strait
swamp
corner
puzzle
bother
crisis
conundrum
rattrap
tight corner
double bind
sticky wicket
rabbit hole
conflict
confusion
pitfall
uncertainty
embarrassment
spot of bother
difficult choice
tricky situation
mix-up
jackpot
clutch
no-win situation
cleft stick
hang-up
indecision
poser
between a rock and a hard place
tight situation
facer
stew
stalemate
bewilderment
vicious circle
up a tree
unfortunate situation
state of perplexity
state of uncertainty
delicate situation
double trouble
emergency
exigency
imbroglio
hardship
pinch
situation
pass
grievance
juncture
state
condition
circumstance
vicissitude
rigor
US
asperity
deadlock
soup
hiccup
vexation
impediment
barrier
position
drag
bad news
how-do-you-do
rough go
kettle of fish
problematic situation
deep water
rigour
UK
rub
handicap
stumbling block
matter
thorn in one's side
trammel
thorn in the flesh
gremlin
source of difficulty
source of trouble
vexed question
question mark
subject
affair
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
hot potato
hornets' nest
monkey wrench in the works
focus
concern
theme
topic
case
contention
subject matter
point of contention
crux
argument
matter of contention
enigma
stumper
point
interest
puzzlement
challenge
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
l
trouble spot
predicament
plight
mess
quandary
pickle
trouble
quagmire
mire
scrape
tight spot
muddle
tight corner
spot
problem
sticky situation
awkward situation
dire straits
tricky situation
spot of bother
rabbit hole
rattrap
swamp
difficult situation
sticky wicket
stew
jackpot
catastrophe
disaster
calamity
distress
tragedy
complication
entanglement
setback
pinch
fine kettle of fish
adversity
cataclysm
strait
extremity
perplexity
critical situation
tight situation
conundrum
confusion
fiasco
misfortune
tribulation
unfortunate situation
ticklish situation
how-do-you-do
pretty kettle of fish
hell on earth
problematic situation
sad state
pass
blow
debacle
mishap
puzzle
misadventure
hell
depression
embarrassment
hard times
no-win situation
train wreck
crunch
tinderbox
upheaval
issue
turmoil
havoc
trauma
mix-up
comess
straits
meltdown
reversal
affliction
reverse
disorder
drama
shambles
apocalypse
crash
collapse
woe
horror
desperate straits
spot of trouble
worst-case scenario
heavy blow
sorry condition
bit of bother
car crash
crossroads
head
conjuncture
Dunkirk
accident
ruin
urgency
tangle
chaos
disarray
failure
tension
vicissitude
situation
pressure
holocaust
soup
blight
hassle
shock
scourge
devastation
zero hour
big trouble
quicksand
farce
boiling point
crunch time
double trouble
stroke of ill luck
bad situation
kettle of fish
with nowhere to turn
reversal of fortune
breaking point
uphill
botched situation
discomfiture
diffict situation
troublesome situation
indigence
destitution
knot
mass of problems
extreme suffering
impediment
mare's nest
spectacle
state
worst that could happen
worst outcome
worst case
worst possible outcome
worst comes to worst
cleft stick
double bind
between a rock and a hard place
rigor
US
commotion
fuss
incident
position
scene
disturbance
business
occasion
melodrama
affair
adventure
row
rough go
rigour
UK
fracas
sensation
thrill
excitement
to-do
tear-jerker
complexity
controversy
crossroad
brouhaha
enmeshment
embroilment
necessity
danger
soap opera
complicated situation
squeeze
jumble
turning point
panic stations
urgent situation
unforeseen circumstances
ruination
involvement
contretemps
mischance
casualty
buffet
bale
bane
mishanter
undoing
stroke
hazard
reverse of fortune
grief
flood
shit show
the worst
harm
bad luck
hard luck
upset
fall
abyss
fell stroke
slip
ill luck
rough situation
act of God
stress
whammy
monstrosity
vicious circle
bomb
shipwreck
hot potato
disorderliness
desolation
trial
messiness
bust
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
stay
break
interruption
discontinuation
discontinuance
suspension
rest
lapse
cutoff
dead stop
freeze
letup
finish
close
toss-up
wash
termination
delay
conclusion
interval
respite
wait
holdup
snarl-up
intermission
ending
interlude
shutdown
closure
check
breather
hiatus
expiration
lull
arrestment
surcease
closedown
blockage
shutoff
breathing space
stopover
layoff
time out
traffic jam
break-off
screeching halt
grinding halt
screaming halt
buildup
fly-half
hole
inaction
collision
showdown
level
stymie
even money
communication breakdown
cross-purposes
disruption
closing
occlusion
winding-up
time-out
completion
culmination
desistance
finale
end of the line
brick wall
wrap-up
wind-up
even game
photo finish
drawn battle
gap
hesitation
caesura
interregnum
let-up
moratorium
hold-up
recess
breath
adjournment
backup
bottleneck
jam
clog
congestion
barrier
tailback
snarl
beat
entr'acte
break off
hush
silence
lapse of time
pausation
lacuna
happy hour
stillness
downtime
comma
interim
abeyance
rest period
hitch
awkward moment
breathing spell
coffee break
sig alert
cease
stopping
offset
more ❯
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▲
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
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