Definition of "snookered" []

• In a situation where the cue ball position is such that one cannot directly hit the required object ball. (adjective)
• In a difficult situation, especially because of the actions of others. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of snooker. (verb)

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• "Finally, in regards to the term snookered, in the billiard world this term is used to describe a situation when a shooter finds the cue ball in a position from which he cannot make a direct hit on the intended object ball; he is snookered, not deceived, just blocked from a direct route to make a legal shot."
• "The NAACP publicly condemned Sherrod; USDA officials, claiming to be acting on behalf of Vilsack and the administration, forced Sherrod to quickly resign; and Obama himself supported her firing and, as NAACP head Ben Jealous said about his own organization, was "snookered" by right wing zealots."
• "Even the NAACP, which had initially criticized Sherrod, beat an embarrassing retreat, after viewing the full tape -- and complaining that it had been "snookered" by Fox and Breitbart."