predicament
nounA difficult or awkward situation.
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nounA difficult situation requiring a choice between unsatisfactory alternatives.
quagmire
nounSoft, boggy ground; figuratively, a difficult situation from which escape is hard.
Boggy ground
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quandary
nounA state of uncertainty about what to do or which choice to make.
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