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vicious circle

 
 
noun [no plural] ( also vicious cycle)

Translation

when one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse
kısır döngü
1786
(Definition of vicious circle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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