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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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Leigh steers clear of the religious dimension, arguing that abortion is a human moral dilemma, not a religious conundrum.
In the confusion, he berates his lamenting fellow-citizens for their blindness, an image emphasizing the human dilemma of uncertain truth.
Families whose daughters entered convents often found themselves on the horns of a dilemma.
This has been the dilemma facing the FA as they once again tinkered with the jewel in their crown, the FA Cup this week.
Technologically, strong land fortifications ease the security dilemma, and highly accurate but vulnerable nuclear weapons exacerbate it.
In other words, they're on the horns of a dilemma, given their positions taken earlier on the cost of drugs.

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