1) Bind 2) Catch-22 3) Choosing between two evils 4) Cleft stick 5) Concept in logic 6) Darned if you do state 7) Difficult choice 8) Difficulty 9) Horned problem 10) Horned thing 11) Horns problem 12) It may have horns 13) Number-one single in Germany 14) Number-one single in Scotland 15) Perplexing choice
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1) Bind 2) Choice 3) Difficult choice 4) Difficulty 5) Eachyearitsatossup 6) Jam 7) Mess 8) Mystery 9) Problem 10) Quandary
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A dilemma (δίλημμα `double proposition`) is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is practically acceptable. One in this position has been traditionally described as `being on the horns of a dilemma`, neither horn being comfortable. This is sometimes more colorfully described as `Finding oneself impaled upon the horns ...
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[genus] 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. ...
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• (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 pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a dif...
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(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), ...
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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]
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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 against him, whichever alternative he chooses. �...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: di-lem′ă Definitions: 1. Predicament caused by conflicting, difficult, or otherwise unsatisfactory choices.
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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:
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n] - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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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 ...
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quandary noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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See Proof by cases, and Logic, formal, § 2.
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a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives. · any difficult or perplexing situation or problem. · a form of syllogism in which the major premise is formed of two or more hypothetical propositions and the minor premise is a disjunctive proposition, as “If A, then B; if C then D. Either A or C. Therefore, e...
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[Social studies terms] state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
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