Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, n.; pl. {Quandaries}. [Prob. fr. OE.
   wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandr[ae][eth]i
   difficulty, trouble, fr. vandr difficult.]
   A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.

Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, v. t.
   To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or
   difficulty. [Obs.] --Otway.

Source : WordNet®

quandary
     n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially
          an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most
          awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless
          people" [syn: {predicament}, {plight}]
     2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a
        choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: {dilemma}]