catch-22

catch-22 |kætʃtwentiˈtuː | ▶noun a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions: [ as modifier ] : a catch-22 situation. ORIGIN 1970s: title of a novel by Joseph Heller (1961 ), in which the main character feigns madness in order to avoid dangerous combat missions, but his desire to avoid them is taken to prove his sanity.

catch-22

catch-22 |katʃtwɛntiˈtuː | ▶noun a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions: [ as modifier ] : a catch-22 situation. ORIGIN 1970s: title of a novel by Joseph Heller (1961 ), in which the main character feigns madness in order to avoid dangerous combat missions, but his desire to avoid them is taken to prove his sanity.

catch-22

catch-22 noun he wanted to do the right thing, but either decision would hurt somebody —it was a classic catch-22: dilemma, quandary, vicious circle; catch; chicken-and-egg problem.

catch-22 (situation)

c à tch-22 (situ à tion )/-twèntitúː -/〖米国の作家Joseph Hellerの小説の題名から 〗名詞 C 板ばさみ, ジレンマ ; 問題解決の障害となる状況や規則, 落とし穴 .