ALL meanings of catch-22
Catch-22
C c - singular noun catch-22 If you describe a situation as a Catch-22, you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first thing. 3
- noun catch-22 a situation in which a person is frustrated by a paradoxical rule or set of circumstances that preclude any attempt to escape from them 3
- noun catch-22 a situation in which any move that a person can make will lead to trouble 3
- noun catch-22 a paradox in a law, regulation, or practice that makes one a victim of its provisions no matter what one does 3
- noun plural catch-22 a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions. 1
- noun plural catch-22 any illogical or paradoxical problem or situation; dilemma. 1
- noun plural catch-22 a condition, regulation, etc., preventing the resolution of a problem or situation; catch. 1
- noun catch-22 Alternative letter-case form of Catch-22. 0