- state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
- A dilemma (δί-λημμα "double proposition") is a problem offering at least two solutions or possibilities, of which none is practically acceptable. ...
- Dilemma is a genus of marine bivalves of the family Poromyidae. The genus is remarkable for encompassing predators of isopods and ostracods, unusual for sessile molluscs .
- "Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, a duet with R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the album Nellyville. ...
- The Dilemma is an inspirational poem by an unknown author.
- The Dilemma, formerly known as Cheaters and What You Don't Know, is an upcoming comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard, his first comedy since EDtv in 1999 and 2000's Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. ...
- A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable; this sense) (disputed) A difficult circumstance or problem; A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore ...
- (Dilemmas) You must give up one of several things. Which one can you most afford to lose?
- A difficult choice between equally undesirable alternatives. In a disadvantageous rhetorical position, one is said to be impaled on the horns of a dilemma, but logicians employ Constructive Dilemma as a rule of inference. ...
- directed by Eric Larsen and Eric Louzil and starring C. Thomas Howell
- A forced choice between courses of action (usually two) which are equally unacceptable. Sometimes people will call any challenging "moral problem" a dilemma, but this is a misleading use of the term. Only a few moral problems are dilemmas in the true meaning of the term. ...
- Dilemma does not mean "an acute problem." It means "the necessary choice between evenly balanced alternatives, most often unattractive ones."
- In popular use a dilemma can be almost any sort of difficult choice, but in logic a dilemma is a choice in which there are only two options, attractive or not. One can refute a dilemma, that is, show that is not a real dilemma, by finding a third possibility.
- A situation in which a person has to choose between things that seem to be all bad or unsatisfactory. A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive.
- An argument form that is valid when criteria of valid or true implications of premises and a complete disjunction of the other premise are met; symbolized: (a < b) (c < d) (a + c) < (b + d). (Study 4)
- There are several distinct disadvantages of choosing a joint-and-survivor payout option. The first, and most obvious disadvantage, is the reduced monthly benefit for the retiree in order to provide for a contingency that might not even happen…namely, the survival of the spouse. ...
- A type of conflict in which both choices have some negative connotations. example- "Shouldn't I tell Frankie to run? Somehow the alternatives seemed impossible, I was committed to the Murphy brothers." Peter Meinke "The Ponces"