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quandary
noun
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- Q
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- UANDAR
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈkwɒn.də.ɹi
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
noun
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
“finds himself in a most awkward predicament”
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Example Sentences
finds himself in a most awkward predicament
the woeful plight of homeless people
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