[dʌɪˈlɛmə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable
(e.g: he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den's dilemma in a nutshell)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century (denoting a form of argument involving a choice between equally unfavourable alternatives): via Latin from Greek dilēmma, from di- ‘twice’ + lēmma ‘premise’