a dilemma. Var. Dial.
·noun A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty. II. Quandary ·vt To bring into a sta...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To be in a quandary: to be puzzled. Also one so over-gorged, as to be doubtful which he should do fi...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose