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dilemma
a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad
verbs
■ be in a dilemma
After years of recession, the company was in a dilemma over its future.
■ face a dilemma/be faced with a dilemma
Women may still be faced with the dilemma of choosing between jobs and families.
■ pose/create a dilemma
The difficult economic situation poses a dilemma for investors.
■ put/place somebody in a dilemma
His divided loyalties placed him in a dilemma.
■ resolve/solve a dilemma
People often need help with resolving their dilemmas.
■ explain your dilemma (=talk about it)
phrases
■ a way out of a dilemma (=a way to solve it)
There seemed to be no way out of the dilemma.
■ a solution to a dilemma (=a way to solve it)
One possible solution to the dilemma may be to divide the money equally betweeen the brothers.
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