vaysh
in
daily_words
Word #20
quandary
Pronunciation: [kwon-duh-ree, -dree]
Plural: quandaries
1. a situation from which extrication is difficult, especially an unpleasant or trying one [syn: predicament]
2. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: dilemma]
Usage since 16th century, of unknown origin, perhaps a quasi-Latinism based on Latin quando "when", or perhaps from the Old English wandreth "adversity, perplexity", Icelandic wandr[ae][eth]i "difficulty, trouble", from vandr "difficult".
You're confronted with the quandary: do I grind things to a halt? Ideally you would, but I have better things to do than educate people.
Wentworth Earl Miller, actor
Pronunciation: [kwon-duh-ree, -dree]
Plural: quandaries
1. a situation from which extrication is difficult, especially an unpleasant or trying one [syn: predicament]
2. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: dilemma]
Usage since 16th century, of unknown origin, perhaps a quasi-Latinism based on Latin quando "when", or perhaps from the Old English wandreth "adversity, perplexity", Icelandic wandr[ae][eth]i "difficulty, trouble", from vandr "difficult".
You're confronted with the quandary: do I grind things to a halt? Ideally you would, but I have better things to do than educate people.
Wentworth Earl Miller, actor