1. A Catch-22 is a situation that you can't win. If you do this... something negative will happen, but if you take the other route, you'll run into trouble as well.
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Catch-22 /ˈkætʃˌtwɛntiˈtu/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kach-twen-tee-too] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural Catch-22's, Catch-22s.
1. a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
2. any illogical or paradoxical problem or situation; dilemma.
3. a condition, regulation, etc., preventing the resolution of a problem or situation; catch.
2. If you can get the exact spelling, I could help you. I don't have my book with me at the moment and I can't think of what you could be referencing without seeing it. Sorry.
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