Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quandary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, n.; pl. {Quandaries}. [Prob. fr. OE.
wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandr[ae][eth]i
difficulty, trouble, fr. vandr difficult.]
A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, v. t.
To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or
difficulty. [Obs.] --Otway.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quandary
n 1: 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" [syn: {predicament}, {plight}]
2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a
choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: {dilemma}]
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