dilemma
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nounADJECTIVE▪ acute (esp. BrE), appalling (esp. BrE), big, difficult, genuine (esp. BrE), great, impossible (esp. BrE), real, serious, terrible, thorny (esp. AmE)▪ central, essential, fundamental▪
The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?
▪ common, familiar▪ interesting▪ human▪ personal▪ ethical, moral▪ social▪ policy, politicalVERB + DILEMMA▪ create, pose, present sb with▪This poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.
▪ be caught in, be faced with, confront, face, find yourself in, have▪They were caught in a real dilemma.
▪ resolve, solve▪I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.
DILEMMA + VERB▪ arise, occur▪the dilemma that arises when a doctor has to decide whether or not to prescribe an expensive treatment
▪ lie▪The dilemma over human cloning lies at the heart of the ethical choices facing society.
▪ confront sb, face sb▪The dilemma facing the country's allies was even more serious.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the dilemma▪The president is now in a dilemma.
▪ dilemma about, dilemma over▪She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.
▪ dilemma between▪the perennial dilemma between work and family commitments
PHRASES▪ a solution to a dilemma, a way out of a dilemma▪I couldn't see any way out of the dilemma.
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Dilemma — Dilemma … Deutsch Wörterbuch
dilemma — is now more usually pronounced with the first syllable rhyming with die. The correct meaning is ‘a choice between two undesirable alternatives’ and has its origin in rhetoric and logic, where it relates to a special kind of argument involving two … Modern English usage
Dilemma — «Dilemma» Сингл Нелли Келли Роуленд Выпущен Июль 2002r. Формат CD • Download Жанр Ритм н блюз Композитор … Википедия
Dilemma — Sn Zwangslage erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. dilēmma Doppelsatz , dieses aus gr. dilẽmma, zu gr. lẽmma Einnahme, Annahme aus gr. lambánein nehmen, ergreifen und gr. di . Zunächst ein Wort der Logik. Es… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Dilemma — Di*lem ma, n. [L. dilemma, Gr. ?; di = di s twice + ? to take. See {Lemma}.] 1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dilemma — Single par Nelly extrait de l’album Nellyville Sortie 2002 Enregistrement 2002 Durée 4:49 (version album) 3:55 (version radio) Genre … Wikipédia en Français
dilemma — /di lɛm:a/ s.m. [dal lat. dilemma ătis, gr. dílēmma atos ] (pl. i ). 1. (filos.) [forma di argomentazione, nella quale si stabilisce un alternativa tra due ipotesi equivalenti: proporre, risolvere un d. ] ▶◀ antinomia. 2. (estens.) [necessità di… … Enciclopedia Italiana
dilemma — 1520s, from L.L. dilemma, from Gk. dilemma double proposition, a technical term in rhetoric, from di two + lemma premise, anything received or taken, from root of lambanein to take (see ANALEMMA (Cf. analemma)). It should be used only of… … Etymology dictionary
Dilemma — (v. gr., Doppelsatz), eine Art der hypothetischen Schlüsse, bei welcher der Obersatz hypothetisch u. disjunctiv zugleich ist, im Untersatz aber die Disjunction im Hinterglied aufgenommen wird, um im Schlußsatz die Hypothese im Vorderglied (des… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Dilemma — »Zwangslage«: Das Fremdwort wurde Ende des 16. Jh.s aus lat. dilemma bzw. griech. di lēmma »Doppelsatz« (eigentlich »Doppelfang, Zwiegriff«) entlehnt. Dieser ursprünglich der Logik zugehörige Terminus bezeichnet eigentlich eine Art »Fangschluss« … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
dilemma — [di lem′ə; ] also [ dīlem′ə] n. [LL < LGr(Ec) dilēmma < di , two + lēmma, proposition: see LEMMA1] 1. an argument necessitating a choice between equally unfavorable or disagreeable alternatives 2. any situation in which one must choose… … English World dictionary
