Associations to the word «Dilemma»

DILEMMA, noun. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

DILEMMA, noun. A difficult circumstance or problem.

DILEMMA, noun. (logic) 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".

DILEMMA, noun. (rhetoric) Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.

DILEMMA, noun. State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options.