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- DictionaryCatch-22/kætʃtwentiˈtuː/
noun
- 1. a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions: "a catch-22 situation"
The meaning of CATCH-22 is a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule; also : the circumstance or rule that denies a solution.
Catch-22 is an organizational assumption, an unwritten law of informal power that exempts the organization from responsibility and accountability, and puts the individual in the absurd position of being excepted for the convenience or unknown purposes of the organization.
a difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible because it is also the cause of the problem: But it is a catch-22 situation - you can't get people without funding, but you can't get funding without the people there in the first place.
catch-22. noun. a situation in which a person is frustrated by a paradoxical rule or set of circumstances that preclude any attempt to escape from them. a situation in which any move that a person can make will lead to trouble.
What is Catch-22 Paradox? The Catch-22 Paradox is a tricky problem that comes from a set of rules or conditions that contradict each other. It’s like being stuck between a rock and a hard place, where no matter what you do, you just can’t win.
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Catch 22'? ‘Catch-22’ is a paradox in which the attempt to escape makes escape impossible. What's the origin of the phrase 'Catch 22'? The title of Joseph Heller’s novel, written in 1953 and published in 1961, (properly titled ‘Catch-22’ – with a hyphen).
May 18, 2019 · “Catch-22,” on Hulu, based on Joseph Heller’s novel, stars Christopher Abbott as John Yossarian, a U.S. Army bombardier whose serial failures to escape the Second World War exemplify the madness of combat, military bureaucracy, and everything else.
