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vicious circle

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(Other definitions for vicious circle that I've seen before include "from which there's no escape" , "Situation in which attempted solutions aggravate the original problem" , "Where moves to solve a problem just make things worse" , "Worsening situation of cause and effect" , "Mutually intensifying situation" .)

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