dilemma
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4.2
- noun
- /dɪˈlɛm.ə/
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dilema
- She found herself in a dilemma between accepting a job offer and staying with her current employer.
- face a dilemma
- a moral dilemma
- an ethical dilemma
OK, so in the Prisoner's Dilemma, you've got two prisoners.
- OK, so in the Prisoner's Dilemma, you've got two prisoners.
- And these ethical dilemmas are going to be there for AI.
- As with all ethical dilemmas, this has no clear right or wrong answer.
- So my dilemma was should I tell her what I think?
- So vaccination is another example of a prisoner's dilemma.
- So we've really solidified A dilemma to the degree that we can.
- So we have a fantastic permanent dilemma in this show.
- Oh my God, we are not doing dilemmas this week, unfortunately.
- It's just I'm always met with this dilemma every single year.
- These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot.
- And this is how people experience these dilemmas or these questions.
- But the dilemma was I don't want that.
- And that is a dilemma that we have to grapple with.
- You know, the dilemma was gone and that that felt great.
- And that is the dilemma until now.
- Then I was left with the dilemma because I couldn't carry on.
Examples
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Then you will understand my dilemma.
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Look, this does present a moral dilemma.
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So my dilemma was should I tell her what I think?
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American management has been caught in this dilemma and does not know which way to turn.
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Challenges were issued almost immediately, and the dilemma became a legal issue.
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This is an incredibly difficult dilemma to solve.
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And that is a dilemma that we have to grapple with.
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That's every parent's dilemma: how to balance work and children.
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As with all ethical dilemmas, this has no clear right or wrong answer.
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She needs to solve her dilemma.
Synonyms
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5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
25
8.2
A situation when you do not know what to do
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5.3
A difficult choice when two options are equally hard
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9.6
A situation where you cannot win because rules block every choice
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5.3
A situation where every choice leads to a bad result
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6.7
A difficult situation where you have no good choice
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8.2
Facing a choice between two equally bad options
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9.0
You must choose between two options that are both bad
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9.6
Being forced to choose between three difficult options you cannot have together
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7.2
A very hard choice that makes you feel deep pain or sadness
To have to choose between two equally bad options while people on both sides pressure you
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Etymology
Dilemma comes from Greek parts di- meaning 'two' and lemma meaning 'something taken' or 'an idea'. So a dilemma is a choice between two often bad or difficult options.