dilemma

US: /dɪˈɫɛmə/

UK: /da‍ɪlˈɛmɐ/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

dilemma /di'lemə/
  • danh từ
    • song đề
    • thế tiến lui đều khó, thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan, tình trạng khó xử
      • between (on) the horns of a dilemma: ở trong thế tiến lui đều khó
      • to be put into (reduced to) a dilemma: bị đặt vào thế khó xử

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance: to face a dilemma + to be in a dilemma
Idioms see HORN

Thesaurus dictionary

n.
predicament, quandary, double bind, catch-22, impasse, deadlock, stalemate; plight, difficulty, trouble; stymie, snooker; Colloq bind, box, fix, jam, spot, pickle, squeeze:
He was faced with the dilemma of killing the injured animal or allowing it to die in agony.

Collocation

ADJ.

acute, appalling, big, difficult, genuine, great, impossible, real, serious, terrible, thorny | central, essential, fundamental
The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?
| familiar, perennial | human | personal | ethical, moral | policy, political

VERB + DILEMMA

create, pose
This poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.
| be caught in, be faced with, confront, face, have
They were caught in a real dilemma.
| resolve, solve
I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.

DILEMMA + VERB

arise, occur, present itself
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.
| remain

PREP.

in a/the ~
The minister is now in an impossible dilemma.
| ~ about/over
She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.
| ~ between
the perennial dilemma between getting on at work and fulfilling family commitments

PHRASES

a solution to a dilemma, a way out of a dilemma
I couldn't see any way out of the dilemma.


Concise dictionary

dilemmasdɪ'lemə
noun
+state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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