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Dilemma
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Dilemma
/dəˈlemə/
A situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.
Synonyms:
predicament
quandary
difficulty
problem
bind
Antonyms:
solution
answer
Examples:
Bohr woke to his
dilemma
.
"But I can see Charlie's
dilemma
.
I prefer the one
dilemma
to the other.
Etymology:
The word originates from late 16th century via Latin from Greek ‘dilēmma’, from ‘di-’ meaning
twice
+ ‘lēmma’ meaning
premise
.
Usage Statistics:
19 mentions per 1 million words
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