dilemma

dilemma synonyms

quandary compare dilemma and quandary
predicament compare dilemma and predicament
pickle compare dilemma and pickle
plight compare dilemma and plight
difficulty compare dilemma and difficulty
mess compare dilemma and mess
scrape compare dilemma and scrape
jam compare dilemma and jam
hole compare dilemma and hole
trouble compare dilemma and trouble
bind compare dilemma and bind
hot water compare dilemma and hot water
problem compare dilemma and problem
corner compare dilemma and corner
muddle compare dilemma and muddle
spot compare dilemma and spot
tight spot compare dilemma and tight spot
dire straits compare dilemma and dire straits
perplexity compare dilemma and perplexity
emergency compare dilemma and emergency
puzzle compare dilemma and puzzle
stew compare dilemma and stew
crisis compare dilemma and crisis
confusion compare dilemma and confusion
distress compare dilemma and distress
sticky situation compare dilemma and sticky situation
impasse compare dilemma and impasse
imbroglio compare dilemma and imbroglio
awkward situation compare dilemma and awkward situation
tight corner compare dilemma and tight corner
complication compare dilemma and complication
difficult situation compare dilemma and difficult situation
box compare dilemma and box
embarrassment compare dilemma and embarrassment
quagmire compare dilemma and quagmire
entanglement compare dilemma and entanglement
extremity compare dilemma and extremity
strait compare dilemma and strait
deep water compare dilemma and deep water
hardship compare dilemma and hardship
mire compare dilemma and mire
mix-up compare dilemma and mix-up
pinch compare dilemma and pinch
how-do-you-do compare dilemma and how-do-you-do
spot of bother compare dilemma and spot of bother
exigency compare dilemma and exigency
uncertainty compare dilemma and uncertainty
doubt compare dilemma and doubt
tricky situation compare dilemma and tricky situation
mare's nest compare dilemma and mare's nest

dilemma definitions

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.