CEFR B1

quandary

noun

Meaning

quandary means a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses quandary to mean a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a....
The teacher asked students to find quandary in the reading.

Synonyms: dilemma, perplexity, pickle, predicament, uncertainty

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quandary (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔn.də.ɹi/

Definition

quandary means a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses quandary to mean a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a....
The teacher asked students to find quandary in the reading.
Check the words around quandary to choose the right meaning.

How to Use quandary

a/the quandary (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a quandary."
quandary in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked quandary in context before translating it."

Synonyms of quandary

Words with a similar meaning to quandary:

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