"Dilemma" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdiˈlɛma/ Audio: De-Dilemma.ogg Forms: Dilemmas [genitive], Dilemmas [plural], Dilemmata [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dilēmma, Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma) Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|dilēmma}} Latin dilēmma, {{der|de|grc|δίλημμα}} Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s:ta}} Dilemma n (strong, genitive Dilemmas, plural Dilemmas or Dilemmata)
  1. dilemma, predicament, quandary, conundrum, pickle, catch-22 (a situation with two (or more) alternatives to choose from, and where all alternatives are unsatisfactory or undesirable) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Dilemma-de-noun-MEnohujU Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Dilemma meaning in German (1.6kB)

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