dilemma
noun
a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
dilemmatic
-
a word derived from
dilemma.
Example Sentences
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George C. Scott plays a World War II sub captain in a dilemmatic moment: Japanese ships are cross-haired in his periscope as the atom bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
From Time Magazine Archive
Trilemma, trī-lem′a, n. a dilemmatic syllogism with three alternative propositions.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The following is the "dilemmatic" meaning of this crisis.
From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de
The soundness of the dilemmatic argument in general depends on the alternative possibilities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
