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dilemma
[ dih-lem-uh ]
noun
- a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- any difficult or perplexing situation or problem.
Synonyms: ,
- Logic. a form of syllogism in which the major premise is formed of two or more hypothetical propositions and the minor premise is a disjunctive proposition, as 鈥淚f A, then B; if C then D. Either A or C. Therefore, either B or D.鈥
dilemma
/ d瑟藞l蓻m蓹; 藢d瑟l瑟藞m忙t瑟k; da瑟-; 藢da瑟l瑟- /
noun
- a situation necessitating a choice between two equal, esp equally undesirable, alternatives
- a problem that seems incapable of a solution
- logic a form of argument one of whose premises is the conjunction of two conditional statements and the other of which affirms the disjunction of their antecedents, and whose conclusion is the disjunction of their consequents. Its form is if p then q and if r then s; either p or r so either q or s
- on the horns of a dilemma
- faced with the choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives
- in an awkward situation
Usage
Derived Forms
- dilemmatic, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲颈濒路别尘路尘补迟路颈肠 [dil-, uh, -, mat, -ik], 诲颈濒顎卐尘路尘补迟顎僫路肠补濒 诲颈路濒别尘顎僲颈肠 adjective
- 诲颈濒顎卐尘路尘补迟顎僫路肠补濒路ly adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dilemma1
Idioms and Phrases
see horns of a dilemma .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Shortly after the birth of her second child, Cormac, she was faced with a dilemma.
It is a dilemma for the UK, which imports a large portion of its solar panels from China.
Maybe that says more about my play style than anything else, but it also means that I like having to overthink things 鈥 including unsettling moral dilemmas, which leads me to Abby and her revenge tour.
There鈥檚 not much hemming and hawing over the dilemma.
Athenian tragedy frequently placed recognizable civic dilemmas in a mythic framework, prompting the audience to examine questions of justice, governance and communal values.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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