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Word: Dilemma
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (denoting a form of argument involving a choice between equally unfavourable alternatives): via Latin from Greek dilēmma, from di- ‘twice’ + lēmma ‘premise’
dɪˈlɛmə
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable
Short Definition:situation in which difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives
Examples:- he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den's dilemma in a nutshell
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