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Vicious cycle

A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.

📖 Definitions of "Vicious cycle"

noun
  1. 1

    A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.

  2. 2

    A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.

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