DILEMMA

Meaning of DILEMMA in English

Quandary, strait, difficult choice, puzzling alternative, awkward or bad predicament.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 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 — 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 — n. predicament, quandary, double bind, catch-22, impasse, deadlock, stalemate; plight, difficulty, trouble; stymie, snooker; Colloq bind, box, fix, jam, spot, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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

Dictionary of English Synonyms

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