QUANDARY Meaning of QUANDARY in English [ 'kwɒnd(ə)ri ]■ noun ( plural quandaries ) a state of uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation: Kate was in a ~. OriginC16: perh. partly from L. quando 'when'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004