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Dilemma

dilemma, predicament, quandary, conundrum, pickle, catch-22 (a situation with two (or more) alternatives to choose from, and where all alternatives are unsatisfactory or undesirable)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdiˈlɛma/
Etymology

In summary

From Latin dilēmma, Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma)

schlimmer Zustand

kritische Situation

ausweglose Situation

Problemsituation

Wahl zwischen Pest und Cholera

zwischen Szylla und Charybdis

verzwickte Situation

Entscheidungsfrage

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