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Look up: dilemma

  1. dilemma
    [n] - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Dilemma
    Di·lem'ma noun [ Latin dilemma , Greek ...; di- = di`s- twice + ... to take. See Lemma .] 1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive ag...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/66

  3. dilemma
    quandary noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. Dilemma
    • (n.) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. • (n.) A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pur...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. Dilemma
    (from the article `Halas, John; and Batchelor, Joy`) ...first full-length colour feature cartoon. Their other projects included The History of the Cinema (1956); Automania 2000 (1963); Dilemma (1982), ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/49

  6. dilemma
    in syllogistic, or traditional, logic, any one of several forms of inference in which there are two major premises of hypothetical form and a ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/49

  7. dilemma
    dilemma (quandary) 1. A situation in which someone must choose one of two unsatisfactory alternatives. 2. In logic, a form of reasoning that, though valid, leads to two undesirable alternatives. 3. A quandary (s), quandaries (pl); or a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or indecision as to what to do in a difficult situation. A misspelling ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  8. Dilemma
    See Proof by cases, and Logic, formal, § 2.
    Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/d.html

  9. Dilemma
    In logic, a dilemma (named from the Greek dis, twice, and lemma, an assumption), is a form of argument used to prove the falsehood or absurdity of some assertion, as in the following instance:
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. dilemma
    Type: Term Pronunciation: di-lem′ă Definitions: 1. Predicament caused by conflicting, difficult, or otherwise unsatisfactory choices.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  11. Dilemma
    (song) "`Dilemma`" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, a duet with R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the album Nellyville. In the 50th Anniversary of the Hot 100 issue of accessdate=2009-02-18-->--> while at the end of 2009 was named th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma

  12. Dilemma
    (bivalve) `Dilemma` is a genus of marine bivalves of the family Poromyidae. The genus is remarkable for encompassing predators of isopods and ostracods, unusual for sessile molluscs. Species: References:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma



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