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German
Etymology
From Latin dilēmma, Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma)
Pronunciation
Noun
Dilemma n (strong, genitive Dilemmas, plural Dilemmas or Dilemmata)
- 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)
Further reading
- “Dilemma” in Duden online
- “Dilemma” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache