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dilemma

/daɪˈlɛmə/
noun
  1. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

  2. A difficult circumstance or problem.

    Similar: bind, fix, pickle, problem, quandary

  3. A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".

Synonymsbind, fix, pickle, problem, quandary

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