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Dilemma

/dəˈlemə/
A situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

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Examples:

Bohr woke to his dilemma.

"But I can see Charlie's dilemma.

I prefer the one dilemma to the other.

Etymology:

etymology
The word originates from late 16th century via Latin from Greek ‘dilēmma’, from ‘di-’ meaning twice + ‘lēmma’ meaning premise.

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