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Meaning of dilemma | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Standard
daɪˈlɛmə

Definitions

  1. Dilemma, choice.
  2. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
  3. Any difficult circumstance or problem.
  4. 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".
  5. Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.
    rhetoric

Equivalents

Bosanski dilema дилема
Català dilema
Čeština dilema
Deutsch Dilemma
Ελληνικά δίλημμα
Esperanto dilemo
Español dilema disyuntiva
فارسی دوراهی مشکل
Suomi dilemma pulma
Français dilemme
Gaeilge aincheist
Gàidhlig aincheist
עברית דילמה
हिन्दी दुविधा
Hrvatski dilema дилема
Հայերեն երկընտրանք
Italiano dilemma
日本語 ジレンマ
ქართული დილემა
한국어 딜레마
Kurdî dîlema
Latina dilemma
Македонски дилема
Nederlands dilemma
Polski dylemat
Português dilema
Română dilemă
Русский дилемма
Српски dilema дилема
Svenska dilemma
Türkçe dilemma ikilem
Українська дилема

Examples

“A strong dilemma in a desperate case! / To act with infamy, or quit the place.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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