the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation synonym dilemma困惑;进退两难;困窘 - in a quandary
George was in a quandary—should he go or shouldn't he? 乔治犹豫不定,他是该去呢,还是不该去? This placed the government in something of a quandary. 这让政府陷入了某种困境。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps partly from Latin quando ‘when’.- in a quandary