DILEMMA

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 I. (noun) 

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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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