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a vicious circle

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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


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And that is the crowning insult of all, since Los Angeles' grotesquely overpaid officials have their salaries tied to those of judges -- a vicious circle of escalating paychecks if ever there was one.
In addition to needing flood protection and basic infrastructure, which only the government can provide, rebuilding is being blocked by a vicious circle of uncertainty.
They enter a vicious circle where there is no way out.
 
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