English to Norwegian Meaning of quandary - dilemma

Quandary :

dilemma

noun

dilemma, hinke, dypt vann, vanskelighet, nød, krise, nødsituasjon, tvingende nødvendighet, gni

Quandaries :: quandariesQuandary :: dilemma

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Definitions of quandary in English

Noun(1) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one(2) state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

Examples of quandary in English

(1) Kate is in a quandary(2) Whenever Britain is in a royal mess over some fiendishly tricky quandary , we beseech Queen Mary for her counsel.(3) The issue of a present for Mother left me in a quandary , however.(4) Kate was in a quandary(5) Their descendants have been left in a quandary .(6) In a quandary he contacted me to see if I could help find someone who could help.(7) Jimmy Thomson was in a quandary last Wednesday night.(8) Yet this is the fundamental quandary of democracy: although we recognize its pitfalls, there is no real alternative to public debate.(9) Even the secretary at the Leader of the Opposition office is in a quandary .(10) These boulders on a path near a York beauty spot have landed village leaders in a legal quandary following complaints from a disabled angler.(11) I too would be in a quandary as to how to vote were we to have a referendum soon - just like many of the French interviewed about their voting intentions in the past few days.(12) Year after year, however, we'd always find ourselves in a quandary .(13) I'm what you'd call Old Labour and I'll be in a quandary at the next election: how can I vote for a party that doesn't really exist anymore?(14) Jones has found that we are currently in a quandary comparable to that of the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass: we have to run faster and faster just to stay in the same place.(15) I was in a quandary : should I just buy this hoping it was lemongrass or should I ask the man inside if it was lemongrass first?(16) A procedural approach is useful and sometimes necessary when a person is faced with a quandary or dilemma.

Related Phrases of quandary

Related Phrases of quandary

Synonyms

Noun

1. predicament ::

knipe

2. dilemma ::

dilemma

Different Forms

quandaries, quandary

Word Example from TV Shows

Bit of a QUANDARY for you. If you kill me, you fail Lady Stark.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

Examples of quandary from TV Shows

Bit of a QUANDARY for you. If you kill me, you fail Lady Stark.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

English to Norwegian Dictionary: quandary

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