EPTAnyways in all seriousness i present a dilemma !
for AGES now, i have been per fluxed with not being able to grasp the word to correctly amplify and portray my feelings, due to massive SAT vocab prep. ( DAMN YOU!! )
So here's one ~ ~
I’m looking for a word which describes the following common situation: You see a problem (or disaster) looming on the horizon and headed towards you. You decide to take action to avoid that problem (or disaster), BUT…. the very action you take CAUSES the problem (disaster), whereas had you taken no action at all, the problem (disaster) would not have occurred.
I will give 2 examples: You are walking on a sidewalk on the north side, and you see someone in the distance approaching you also walking on the north side. You are not sure if you should step to the south side or not, and so you hesitate doing so until the last moment, just as the other person, using the same reasoning, also steps to the south side and you collide. If you had taken no action, you would not have collided.
I call this a “Gorby” for reasons I shall explain next. The former was the small scale example. The latter is the large scale example.
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, looks around and says, “Oh my goodness, things are in terrible shape. I must take action to save the Soviet Union.” But the action he takes CAUSES the total destruction of the Soviet Union.
Hence my use of the invented word “Gorby” to describe this type of situation on both a small and large scale.
So, is there a word in English or another language (the French are good at this) to describe this situation ?
Thanks~ , and alternatively...
Although I don’t think there actually is a word for my current idea...
I was looking for a word that sort of means that I’m feeling happy and exhausted at the same time. It’s like, I’ve had a great day but now I really need to go to bed. If that makes any sense.
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