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Dilemma
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Dilemma
/dəˈlemə/
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones
Synonyms:
predicament
quandary
impasse
plight
conundrum
Antonyms:
solution
clarity
Examples:
Bohr woke to his
dilemma
.
"But I can see Charlie's
dilemma
.
I prefer the one
dilemma
to the other.
Etymology:
The word
dilemma
originates from the late 16th century, from the Greek word
dilemma
, where
di-
means
two
and
lemma
means
premise
or
proposition
.
Usage Statistics:
33 mentions per 1 million words
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