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1. a. : a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice. faces this dilemma: raise interest rates and slow the economy or lower them and risk serious inflation. b. : a situation involving such a choice. here am I brought to a very pretty dilemma; I must commit murder or commit matrimony George Farquhar. broadly : predicament.
DILEMMA definition: 1. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could…. Learn more.
a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives. any difficult or perplexing situation or problem. Synonyms: difficulty, question.
When you're in a difficult situation and each option looks equally bad, you're in a dilemma. Dilemma is from a Greek for "double proposition." It was originally a technical term of logic, but we use it now for any time you have a problem with no satisfactory solution.
noun. /dɪˈlemə/, /daɪˈlemə/ Idioms. a situation that makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance synonym predicament. I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma. The digital era brings new ethical dilemmas for journalists. in a dilemma They were caught in a real dilemma.
DILEMMA definition: a difficult choice you have to make between two things you could do: . Learn more.
3 days ago · dilemma in American English. (dɪˈlɛmə ; also daɪˈlɛmə ) noun. 1. an argument necessitating a choice between equally unfavorable or disagreeable alternatives. 2. any situation in which one must choose between unpleasant alternatives. 3. any serious problem.
