Quandary and Want

Quandary

Quandary noun - A situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices.

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Want and quandary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Quandary".

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.

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Quandary and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quandary" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

personal	personal quandary	personal want
minor	minor quandary	minor want

They don't want to have a huge moral quandary on their hands every time enemies attack.

Source: Stupid Good
A minor one, from "Take This Sabbath Day," but still effective: Bartlet, in a moral quandary over the death penalty, asks Charlie if he'd want to see the man who killed his mother be executed:Charlie: I wouldn't want to see him executed, Mr. President.

Source: Series / The West Wing
The other barbers of the land didn't want him cutting their hair, however, so they asked the princess to amend the rule to say that he isn't allowed to cut the hair of someone who does cut their own hair, which landed him into the quandary of whether or not he's allowed to cut his own hair.

Source: Catch-22 Dilemma

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