quandary

quandary

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Synonyymisanakirja

quandary

hämmennys, sekasotku, dilemma, pulma, kaksoisviestintä, huolenaihe, huoli, murhe, hankaluus, vaikeus, kiipeli, ahdinko, nurkka, tukala paikka.

Rimmaavat sanat

quandary rimmaa näiden kanssa:

henry, sherry, sorry, curry, kärry, ostoskärry, peräkärry, country, jury, treasury...

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Englannin sanakirja

quandary (englanti > suomi)

1. pulma

quandary englanniksi

1. 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.

2. (quote-magazine)

3. A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.

4. 1995, Robert Frost, Collected Poems, Prose & Plays, page 475

To quote the oracle of Delphi, / Love thou thy neighbor as thyself, aye, / And hate him as thyself thou hatest. / There quandary is at its greatest.

5. 1995, Douglas N. Walton & Erik C. W. Krabbe, Commitment in Dialogue: Basic Concepts of Interpersonal Reasoning‎, page 54

But we may suppose that John has set his priorities in such a way that the quandary is spurious.

6. 2000, Carol Ann Strip & Gretchen Hirsch, Helping Gifted Children Soar‎, page 208

What a difficult quandary for a bright, talented child!

7. 2004, Jennifer Traig, Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood‎, page 181

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?"

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