dilemma

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

Examples

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

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