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dilemma

n.

quandary, perplexity, predicament, double bind; see difficulty 1, predicament. See syn. study at predicament.

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Another word for dilemma

noun

A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:

box¹, corner, deep water, difficulty, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight¹, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble. (Informal) bind, pickle, spot. See easy

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He made an attempt to resolve the long-standing dilemma.
The new school rules have put counselors in a terrible dilemma.
In a lot of moral dilemmas I happily say "Money isn't everything."
Ask Alice: "Do you have an interior dilemma?"
The pensions dilemma is closing down a "final salary" pension scheme.

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