Definitions from Wiktionary (Catch-22)
▸ noun: (idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of Catch-22. [(idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.]
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▸ noun: (idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of Catch-22. [(idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.]
Similar:
vicious circle,
paradox,
conundrum,
chicken and egg,
dilemma,
trilemma,
double bind,
vicious cycle,
quadrilemma,
polylemma,
more...
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Types:
paradoxical,
circular,
self-contradictory,
self-defeating,
impossible,
no-win situation,
double bind,
more...
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