quandary

English - Turkish

Definition of quandary in English Turkish dictionary

kararsızlık

{i} tereddüd

{i} kuşku

{i} ikilem

Mary Tom'a söyleyip söylemeyeceği üzerinde birazcık ikilem içerisindeydi. - Mary is in a bit of a quandary over whether to tell Tom or not.

{i} şüphe, ikircim; hayret, şaşkınlık

Related Terms

be in a quandary

ikilem içinde olmak

misspelling of quandary

ikilem ve yazım hatası

be in a quandary

ne yapacağını bilememek

English - English

Definition of quandary in English English dictionary

A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament

A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice

Then I would begin contemplating the next quandary: Does the Torah say it's okay to portray a hooker, and is a heart of gold a mitigating factor?.

a puzzling predicament

{n} a doubt, uncertainty, difficulty

To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or difficulty

A state of not knowing what to decide

A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty

A dilemma

If you are in a quandary, you have to make a decision but cannot decide what to do. The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people. quandaries a difficult situation or problem, especially one in which you cannot decide what to do in a quandary

state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

{i} state of uncertainty, perplexity, state of confusion

Related Terms

quandaries

plural of quandary

Hyphenation

quan·da·ry

Turkish pronunciation

kwändıri

Synonyms

perplexity, uncertainty, bewilderment, bind, catch-22, clutch, corner, difficulty, dilemma, double trouble, doubt, embarrassment, hang-up, impasse, mire

Antonyms

advantage, certainty, solution

Pronunciation

/ˈkwändərē/ /ˈkwɑːndɜriː/

Etymology

[ 'kwän-d(&-)rE ] (noun.) 1579. 16th century. Origin unknown; perhaps a dialectal corruption (simulating a word of Latin origin with suffix -ary) of wandreth (“evil, plight, peril, adversity, difficulty”) Middle English wandreth Old Norse vandræði (“difficulty, trouble”) vandr (“difficult, requiring pains and care”). in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911