C2nounsciencelanguage
US/kəˈnʌn.drəm/
UK/kəˈnʌn.drəm/
a confusing and difficult problem or question that is hard to solve
In context
Finding affordable housing in big cities is a real conundrum for young people.
Parents face a conundrum: how much screen time is too much?
Scientists are still trying to solve the conundrum of why we dream.
Words that go with conundrum
verb + noun
- face a conundrumTeachers face a conundrum when students use AI to write essays.
- solve the conundrumEngineers are working to solve the conundrum of storing solar energy.
adjective + noun
- real conundrumChoosing between the two job offers was a real conundrum.
- ethical conundrumGene editing raises an ethical conundrum for doctors.
noun + preposition
- conundrum ofEconomists still argue about the conundrum of low wage growth.