Dilemma

German (Berlin)

/ˌdiˈlɛma/

noun

Definitions

dilemma, predicament, quandary, conundrum, pickle, catch-22 (a situation with two (or more) alternatives to choose from, and where all alternatives are unsatisfactory or undesirable)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dilēmma derived from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (double proposition, ambiguous proposition).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δίλημμα

Gloss

double proposition, ambiguous proposition

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dilemma Latin
dilēmma Latin
dilemmatisch German
dilema Spanish, Castilian
δίλημμα Ancient Greek
δίς Ancient Greek
λῆμμα Ancient Greek
dylemat Polish
dilema Catalan, Valencian

dilemmatisch