İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. İkilem.
2. çıkmaz, ikilem. i.
3. man. ikilem, dilemma.
4. güç durum, çıkmaz, açmaz. ikilem, dilemma. çıkmaz,ikilem. ikilem. i.
5. güç durum, çıkmaz, açmaz. ikilem. ikilem. çıkmaz, ikisi de birbirinden zor iki seçenek, ikilem. ikilem-çıkmaz haldeki olan -problem açmaz.
6. çıkmaz, müşkül durum; ikilem, ikilem, the horns of a dilemma her biri imkânsız olan iki şık, dilem.
7. ikilem. dilem.
8. çıkmaz. iki şıklı durum. ikilem. zor durum. açmaz.
9. çıkmaz, ikilem.
10. ikilem.

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
Pronunciation : d&-'le-m& also
Function : noun
Date : 1523

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1. difficult situation, difficult decision. dilemma\di*lem"ma\ , n. [l. dilemma, gr. ; di- = di`s- twice + to take. see: lemma.].
2. (logic) an argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses.note: the following are instances of the dilemma. a young rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the art of pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to be paid when he should gain a cause. the master sued for his reward, and the scholar endeavored to lude his claim by a dilemma. "if i gain my cause, i shall withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be against you; if i lose it, i may withhold it, because i shall not yet have gained a cause." "on the contrary," says the master, "if you gain your cause, you must pay me, because you are to pay me when you gain a cause; if you lose it, you must pay me, because the judge will award it.".
3. a state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position. a strong dilemma in a desperate case! to act with infamy, or quit the place.
4. An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses.
5. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options.
6. dilemma, difficult situation, difficult decision. dilemma.
7. A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. He was faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return to his country on the horns of a dilemma: see: horn. a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad (from lemma ).