quandaries

plural of quandary
as in dilemmas
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either

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Recent Examples of quandaries Sometimes, at least, the contestants are faced with intriguing dilemmas or moral quandaries. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024

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“Quandaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quandaries. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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