Other forms: zugzwangs
A zugzwang is a situation in chess where a player is required to make a move but any move they can make worsens their position. For example, if a player only has two possible moves, and one move requires them to lose their queen and another to lose their rook, that's a zugzwang.
The word zugzwang comes from the German zug, meaning "move," and zwang, meaning "force." So zugzwang occurs when a player is forced to make a move that is unfavorable because a game's rules demand a move be made. The word zugzwang is also sometimes used to describe any situation in which you must take action but all available actions are bad. It's a zugzwang if you must answer a question, but any answer you give will really upset someone.