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Meaning of catch-22

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

catch-22

noun

Definitions

  1. A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.

    Example: For us it’s been a real Catch-22: when we have the time to take a vacation, we don’t have enough money, and when we have enough money, we don’t have the time.