HyperDic: dilemma

English > 1 sense of the word *dilemma*:
NOUN	cognition	dilemma, quandary	state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

dilemma > pronunciation
Sounds	dihleh'mah
Rhymes	Alabama ... Yuma: 82 rhymes with mah...

English > *dilemma*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options.
Synonym	quandary
Narrower	double bind	(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma
Broader	perplexity	Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Spanish	dilema, disyuntiva
Catalan	dilema