catch-22

Speech parts

1. catch-22 - Noun

2. catch-22 - Phrase

Meaning

Catch-22 (plural Catch-22s)

(idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
Synonyms: no-win situation; see also Thesaurus:dilemma
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.

catch-22 (plural catch-22s)

Alternative letter-case form of Catch-22

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Catch-22 starts as a set of paradoxical requirements whereby airmen mentally unfit to fly did not have to do so, but could not actually be excused. Source: Internet

He also made appearances in films such as "Catch-22," "Cold Turkey," "In & Out" and "Elf." Source: Internet

In a 1977 essay on Catch-22, Heller stated that the "antiwar and antigovernment feelings in the book" were a product of the Korean War and the 1950s rather than World War II itself. Source: Internet

One commentator of Catch-22 recognized that "many early audiences liked the book for just the same reasons that caused others to hate it" citation The book had a cult following though, especially among teenagers and college students. Source: Internet

But if the thing lost is one's glasses, one can't see to look for them - a Catch-22. Source: Internet

Eventually the title came to be Catch-22, which, like 11, has a duplicated digit, with the 2 also referring to a number of déjà vu -like events common in the novel. Source: Internet

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