quandary, n.
(quandaries)
(quandaries)
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
dilemma quandary
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
plight predicament quandary
sample sentences
"finds himself in a most awkward predicament""the woeful plight of homeless people"