dilemma

• اسم يشير إلى موقف يتعين فيه الاختيار بين بديلين أو أكثر، ولا سيما عندما تكون الخيارات غير مرغوب فيها أو متساوية في الصعوبة. ويُستعمل أيضاً للإشارة إلى المشكلة أو المأزق الصعب.

A noun referring to a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

1. B2formal

   A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

   خيار صعب

   • She faced a dilemma: accept the job offer or stay with her family.
   • The ethical dilemma troubled him for weeks.
   • He was caught in a dilemma between telling the truth and protecting his friend.

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2. Problematic situationB2informal

   A difficult situation or problem that seems to have no easy solution.

   موقف صعب

   • We are in a real dilemma with the budget cuts.
   • The team faced a dilemma when the main speaker cancelled.
   • Her dilemma was choosing between two equally good universities.

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