dilemma · noun C /dəˈlem.ə/Full view
dilemma
B2 a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do
Dictionary examples:

The President is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis.

She faces the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves.

a moral/ethical dilemma

Learner example:

Actually I think it's a typical female dilemma: we try to do many things by ourselves and at the same time! (First Certificate in English; B2; Swedish)

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