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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A state of uncertainty or perplexity. See Synonyms at predicament.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation, or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.
  2. To put into a quandary; bring into a state of uncertainty or difficulty.
  3. To be in a difficulty or uncertainty; hesitate.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.
  2. n. A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.
  2. v. obsolete To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or difficulty.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  2. n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

Etymologies

  1. 16th century. Origin unknown; perhaps a dialectal corruption (simulating a word of Latin origin with suffix -ary) of wandreth ("evil, plight, peril, adversity, difficulty"), from Middle English wandreth, from Old Norse vandræði ("difficulty, trouble"), from vandr ("difficult, requiring pains and care"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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