vicious cycle

• belt
• catch-22
• catena
• catenation
• causal nexus
• chain
• chain of circumstances
• chain reaction
• circle
• circularity
• concatenation
• concatenation of events
• consecution
• continuum
• cycle
• domino effect
• eternal return
• file
• flow
• gamut
• gantlet
• gauntlet
• impasse
• line
• nexus
• progression
• queue
• range
• river
• row
• scale
• sequence
• spectrum
• stream
• string
• succession
• train

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

• Debt and high interest rates create a vicious cycle that is hard to escape.
• Lack of sleep leads to stress, which then causes more sleepless nights, forming a vicious cycle.
• Poverty and poor education often result in a vicious cycle that affects generations.
• Without proper healthcare, illness and financial struggles can become a vicious cycle.
• The economy is stuck in a vicious cycle of low investment and slow growth.

vicious circle

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