DILEMMA

Meaning of DILEMMA in English

n. predicament, quandary, double bind, catch-22, impasse, deadlock, stalemate; plight, difficulty, trouble; stymie, snooker; Colloq bind, box, fix, jam, spot, pickle, squeeze He was faced with the dilemma of killing the injured animal or allowing it to die in agony

Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012

DILEMMA — di·lemma n dilemma
Interlingua English vocab
DILEMMA — I. də̇ˈlemə sometimes dīˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek dilēmmat-, dilēmma, probably back-formation from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DILEMMA — — dilemmatic /dil'euh mat"ik/ , dilemmatical, dilemmic , adj. — dilemmatically , adv. /di lem"euh/ , n. 1. a situation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DILEMMA — dī- noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek dilēmmat-, dilēmma, probably back-formation from Greek dilēmmatos involving two assumptions, from di- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DILEMMA — noun an argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative …
Webster English vocab
DILEMMA — [ dɪ'lɛmə , dʌɪ- ] ■ noun 1》 a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DILEMMA — [di.lem.ma] n [LL, fr. LGk dilemmat-, dilemma, prob. back-formation fr. Gk dilemmatos involving two assumptions, fr. di- + lemmat-, lemma …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DILEMMA — in syllogistic, or traditional, logic, any one of several forms of inference in which there are two major premises of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DILEMMA — dilemma BrE AmE dɪ ˈlem ə daɪ-, də- ▷ dilemma|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DILEMMA — / dɪˈlemə; NAmE ; daɪ-/ noun a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DILEMMA — di ‧ lem ‧ ma /dəˈlemə, dɪˈlemə, daɪ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DILEMMA — ( dilemmas) A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. He …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DILEMMA
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DILEMMA — [noun] [C] - a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two possibilities, both of which …
Cambridge English vocab
DILEMMA — See: HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
Slang English vocab
DILEMMA — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PREDICAMENT , box, corner, fix, hole, jam, pickle, plight, scrape, spot Related Words: bewilderment, mystification, perplexity …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DILEMMA — noun Synonyms: predicament , box, corner, fix, hole, jam, pickle, plight, scrape, spot Related Word: bewilderment, mystification, perplexity Idioms: horns …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DILEMMA — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute ( esp. BrE ), appalling ( esp. BrE ), big , difficult , genuine ( esp. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DILEMMA — n. 25B6; noun QUANDARY, predicament, catch-22, vicious circle, plight, mess, muddle; difficulty, problem, trouble, perplexity, confusion, conflict; informal no-win situation, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma ≈ разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DILEMMA — dilemma.ogg d(a)ıʹlemə n 1. дилемма ( тж. лог. ); необходимость выбора on the horns of a dilemma - перед необходимостью …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DILEMMA — дилемма horns of a dilemma — матем. альтернативы дилеммы - complex constructive dilemma - complex destructive dilemma - crocodile dilemma - foreman dilemma - prisoner dilemma
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DILEMMA — сущ.дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma — разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DILEMMA — n 1. дилемма ( тж. лог. ); необходимость выбора on the horns of a dilemma - перед необходимостью выбора to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma — разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma — разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DILEMMA — _n. дилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma - стоять перед дилеммой; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DILEMMA — n. дилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma - стоять перед дилеммой; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DILEMMA — _n. дилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma стоять перед дилеммой; to be …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DILEMMA — сущ. 1) дилемма; необходимость выбора; 2) умозаключение, одна из посылок которого содержит условие, а другая - разделение (или-или); 3) затруднительная …
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma ≈ разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DILEMMA — ~
English interlingue dictionary
DILEMMA — kalibog;kapiut
English-Visayan vocabulary
DILEMMA — noun see: lemma Date: 1523 an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent, 2. a usually …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DILEMMA — (n.) A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to …
Английский словарь Webster
DILEMMA — (n.) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative …
Английский словарь Webster
DILEMMA — ( n. ) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DILEMMA — ( n. ) A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DILEMMA — n. difficult situation, difficult decision
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DILEMMA — n. Pronunciation: d ə - ' le-m ə also d ī - Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DILEMMA — n. 1 a situation in which a choice has to be made between two equally undesirable alternatives. 2 a state …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DILEMMA — n. 1 a situation in which a choice has to be made between two equally undesirable alternatives. 2 a state …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DILEMMA — n.1 a situation in which a choice has to be made between two equally undesirable alternatives. 2 a state of …
Oxford English vocab
DILEMMA — (~s) A ~ is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. He was …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DILEMMA — Synonyms and related words : Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, Gordian knot, Scylla and Charybdis, baffle, bafflement, bewilderment, bind, bother, box, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DILEMMA — n. Quandary, strait, difficult choice, puzzling alternative, awkward or bad predicament.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DILEMMA — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DILEMMA — See ↑ PROBLEM 4
Longman Activator English vocab
DILEMMA — n. 1) to resolve a ~ 2) in a ~ 3) ( misc. ) on the horns of a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DILEMMA — See: HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
Словарь английских идиом
DILEMMA — Необходимость выбора
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DILEMMA — (n) дилемма; необходимость выбора
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DILEMMA — n 1. дилемма ( тж. лог. ); необходимость выбора on the horns of a ~ - перед необходимостью выбора to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DILEMMA — n. дилемма, необходимость выбора, затруднительное положение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DILEMMA — n. дилемма, необходимость выбора, затруднительное положение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DILEMMA — Дилемма
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DILEMMA — [n.] дилемма, затруднительное положение
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
DILEMMA — n дилемма, затруднительное положение
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
DILEMMA — необходимость выбора
English-Russian Online Dictionary
DILEMMA — дилемма
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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