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  • 41dilemma — [[t]daɪle̱mə, AM dɪl [/t]] dilemmas N COUNT A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. on the horns of a dilemma → see horn He was faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return to his… …

    English dictionary

  • 42dilemma — noun (C) 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43Dilemma story — A dilemma story (also dilemma tale) is an African story form intended to provoke discussion. They are used as a form of both entertainment and instruction.[1] References ^ Bascom, William Russell (1975). African dilemma tales. Walter de Gruyter.… …

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  • 44Dilemma — In einem Dilemma stecken: eine schwierige Entscheidung zu treffen haben. Der Begriff ›Dilemma‹ kommt aus der griechischen Rhetorik. Er kann übersetzt werden mit ›Wahl zwischen zwei Übeln‹ oder mit ›Zwangsentscheidung‹. Die Exemplifizierung des… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 45dilemma — [16] Dilemma was originally a technical term in rhetoric, denoting a form of argument in which one’s opponent is faced with a choice of two unfavourable alternatives. It comes via Latin dilemma from Greek dilēmma, a compound formed from di ‘two’… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 46dilemma, Euthyphro —    The Euthyphro dilemma is the question, classically posed by Plato in his dialogue the Euthyphro, concerning the relative priority of God s will and moral properties. For example, are actions morally right because God commands them, or does God …

    Christian Philosophy

  • 47Dilemma — das Dilemma, s (Mittelstufe) unangenehme Situation, in der eine schwierige Wahl getroffen werden muss, Zwangslage Beispiel: Wir sind in ein schwieriges Dilemma geraten. Kollokation: vor einem Dilemma stehen …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 48dilemma — [16] Dilemma was originally a technical term in rhetoric, denoting a form of argument in which one’s opponent is faced with a choice of two unfavourable alternatives. It comes via Latin dilemma from Greek dilēmma, a compound formed from di ‘two’… …

    Word origins

  • 49dilemma tale — or judgment tale Typical African form of short story. Its ending is open to conjecture or is morally ambiguous, allowing the audience to comment or speculate on the correct solution to the problem posed, whether a conflict of loyalty, the need to …

    Universalium

  • 50Dilemma — Kalamität, Misslichkeit, Not[lage], Unlösbarkeit, Verlegenheit, Zwangslage; (geh.): Bedrängnis; (bildungsspr.): Misere; (ugs.): Bredouille, Klemme, Patsche, Zwickmühle. * * * Dilemma,das:⇨Zwangslage Dilemma→Not …

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