dilemma vs strait

dilemma

noun
  • A difficult circumstance or problem. 

  • 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". 

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

  • Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives. 

strait

noun
  • A difficult position. 

  • A narrow pass, passage or street. 

  • A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. 

  • A neck of land; an isthmus. 

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