Definitions for catch-22

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Spelling: [kach-twen-tee-too]
IPA: /ˈkætʃˌtwɛn tiˈtu/

Catch-22 is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in catch-22 (-22accht).

Definitions for catch-22

noun

  1. a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
  2. any illogical or paradoxical problem or situation; dilemma.
  3. a condition, regulation, etc., preventing the resolution of a problem or situation; catch.

Origin of catch-22

from a military regulation in a novel of the same name (1961) by U.S. novelist Joseph Heller (born 1923)

Examples for catch-22

It is for sure a Catch-22, but who wants to be the person beating their head against the wall?

It can result in a Catch-22 for ambitious upstarts: internships offer a foot in the door—but at what economic cost?

Immediately after Catch-22, I read Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny.

In some ways, battalion commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan face a Catch-22 in introducing untraceable cash to the battlefield.

I first read 'Catch-22' in high school, when it seemed to me not only hilarious, but also profoundly deep and wise.

I have to say, of all possible reactions to Catch-22, this is one that makes least sense to me.

They will return, though, only when Libya enjoys stability and security—a Catch-22.

An inscribed copy of the book (like my copy of Catch-22, signed by Joseph Heller) is one of my treasures.

At the Independent blog, John Rentoul replies to my book club entry on Catch-22.

Yeah, those books: The Things They Carried, The Hunters, Catch-22.

Word Value for catch-22
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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