idiom

catch-22

3Sections

A difficult situation from which there is no escape because options for avoiding it involve contradictions

Definition

A difficult situation from which there is no escape because options for avoiding it involve contradictions

Examples

  • It's a CATCH-22
  • We're in a CATCH-22 situation
  • Well, that's CATCH-22 for you.

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