a vicious circle



a vicious circle

a difficult situation that cannot be improved because one problem causes another problem that causes the first problem again I get depressed so I eat and then I gain weight which depresses me so I eat again - I'm caught in a vicious circle.
See also: circle, vicious

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Renat-Russian
Tinatin-Georgian, Literature
Sixtus-Late Roman
Nenad-Serbian, Croatian
Duff[dʌf]
Sawyer['sɔ:jə]