Vicious Circle
Meaning
It is used when we don’t get any results and return to the starting point. Usually its referred to a situation in which a person gets from one trouble to another and it becomes very difficult to get out of it.
Origin
A vicious circle was the name given by 18th century logicians for a fallacious proof in this form:
A depends on B
B depends on C
C depends on A
The Britannica Encyclopedia in 1792 used this phrase as:
“He runs into what is termed by logicians a vicious circle.”