Catch-22 /ˌkætʃ ˌtwɛnti ˈtuː/ noun1 •A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.For us it’s been a real Catch-22: when we have the time to take a vacation, we don’t have enough money, and when we have enough money, we don’t have the time. formsCatch-22s · catch-22s