transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌtwen-tē-ˈtü ]
noun
( plural catch-22's or catch-22s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: from Catch-22, paradoxical rule in the novel Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller
Date: 1971
1. : a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule
the show-business catch-22 —no work unless you have an agent, no agent unless you've worked — Mary Murphy
also : the circumstance or rule that denies a solution
2.
a. : an illogical, unreasonable, or senseless situation
b. : a measure or policy whose effect is the opposite of what was intended
c. : a situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives
3. : a hidden difficulty or means of entrapment : catch