dilemma

sostantivoattestato nei dialoghi

Canada//daɪˈlɛmə//
Canada//dɪˈlɛmə//
Australia//dɑeˈlemə//
Australia//dɪˈlemə//
Nuova Zelanda//daɪˈlemə//

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

sostantivo

1
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
A strong dilemma in a desperate case! / To act with infamy, or quit the place.
2
Any difficult circumstance or problem.
3
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".
4
Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.

Etimologia

PIE word *dwóh₁ First attested 1523, from Late Latin dilemma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma, “ambiguous proposition”), from δι- (di-, “having two of”) + λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, proposition”), equivalent to di- + lemma.

Forme

plurale: dilemmas, dilemmata

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dilemma · A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

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