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