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noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek dilemmat-, dilemma, probably back-formation from Greek dilemmatos involving two assumptions, from di- + lemmat-, lemma assumption — more at lemma Date: 1523 1. an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent 2. a. a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice faces this ~: raise interest rates and slow the economy or lower them and risk serious inflation b. a situation involving such a choice here am I brought to a very pretty ~; I must commit murder or commit matrimony — George Farquhar; broadly predicament lords and bailiffs were in a terrible ~ — G. M. Trevelyan 3. a. a problem involving a difficult choice the ~ of “liberty versus order” — J. M. Burns b. a difficult or persistent problem unemployment…the great central ~ of our advancing technology — August Heckscher • ~tic adjective Usage: Although some commentators insist that ~ be restricted to instances in which the alternatives to be chosen are equally unsatisfactory, their concern is misplaced; the unsatisfactoriness of the options is usually a matter of how the author presents them. What is distressing or painful about a ~ is having to make a choice one does not want to make. The use of such adjectives as terrible, painful, and irreconcilable suggests that ~ is losing some of its unpleasant force. There also seems to be a tendency especially in sense 3b toward applying the word to less weighty problems solved their goaltending ~ — Pat Calabria. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a situation in which a choice has to be made between two equally undesirable alternatives. 2 a state of indecision between two alternatives. 3 disp. a difficult situation. 4 an argument forcing an opponent to choose either of two unfavourable alternatives. Etymology: L f. Gk (as DI-(1), lemma premiss) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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дилемма horns of a dilemma — матем. альтернативы дилеммы - complex constructive dilemma - complex destructive dilemma - crocodile dilemma - foreman dilemma - prisoner dilemma ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. дилемма (также лог.); необходимость выбора on the horns of a dilemma —- перед необходимостью выбора to be (put) in(to) a dilemma, to face a dilemma —- стоять перед дилеммой to place smb. in a dilemma —- поставить кого-л. перед дилеммой 2. затруднительное или безвыходное положение to be in a dilemma —- быть в трудном положении; быть между молотом и наковальней ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun дилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma - стоять перед дилеммой to be on the horns of a dilemma - быть вынужденным выбирать из двух зол ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad (a moral dilemma | be in a dilemma) (I'm in a dilemma about this job offer. | be on the horns of a dilemma (=be unable to decide between two unpleasant choices)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1523, from L.L. dilemma, from Gk. dilemmma "double proposition," a technical term in rhetoric, from di- "two" + lemma "premise, anything taken," from base *lab-. It should be used only of situations where someone is forced to choose between two alternatives, both unfavorable to him. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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