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DILEMMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
Synonyms:
dilemma; quandary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dilemma" is a kind of...):
perplexity (trouble or confusion resulting from complexity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dilemma"):
double bind ((psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful)
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