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What is a dilemma?

What is a dilemma? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
  2. A difficult circumstance or problem.
  3. (logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".
  4. (rhetoric) Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.
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Meanwhile, at the Erinsborough Clinic, the young hairless harpy, found herself on the horns of a dilemma, so to speak.
In other words, they're on the horns of a dilemma, given their positions taken earlier on the cost of drugs.
The Brooklyn Museum of Art, like many of its counterparts across the country, finds itself on the horns of a dilemma.
This case also illustrates the therapeutic dilemma if surgery fails in patients with achalasia.
Leigh steers clear of the religious dimension, arguing that abortion is a human moral dilemma, not a religious conundrum.
This has been the dilemma facing the FA as they once again tinkered with the jewel in their crown, the FA Cup this week.

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