Both Uses of
dilemma
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- He'll find himself on the horns of a dilemma if he meddles with a bull that's Irish, says he.†
Chpt 14 *
- Contemporaneously, a heated argument having arisen between Mr Delegate Madden and Mr Candidate Lynch regarding the juridical and theological dilemma created in the event of one Siamese twin predeceasing the other, the difficulty by mutual consent was referred to Mr Canvasser Bloom for instant submittal to Mr Coadjutor Deacon Dedalus.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(dilemma) a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between imperfect alternatives