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- Dictionarydilemma/dɪˈlɛmə/
noun
- 1. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable: "he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den's dilemma in a nutshell"
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A dilemma is a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of this word, and see examples and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning of dilemma, a word that describes a difficult or unpleasant choice or situation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of dilemma.
Learn the meaning of dilemma, a situation that makes problems and requires a difficult choice. Find out how to use dilemma in sentences, idioms and collocations with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of dilemma from Collins English Dictionary.
A dilemma is a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives or a difficult or perplexing problem. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this word, and see how it is used in sentences and idioms.
When you're in a difficult situation and each option looks equally bad, you're in a dilemma. Dilemma is from a Greek for "double proposition." It was originally a technical term of logic, but we use it now for any time you have a problem with no satisfactory solution.
dilemma. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English di‧lem‧ma /dəˈlemə, daɪ-/ noun [countable] a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad a moral dilemma in a dilemma I’m in a dilemma about this job offer.
