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a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices
- I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either
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“Quandary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quandary. Accessed 26 May. 2022.
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The first known use of quandary was in 1579
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