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a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between imperfect alternatives

It is an ethical dilemma.

dilemma = a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between imperfect alternatives

Perhaps there is a way out of our present dilemma.
Time pressure adds to the dilemma.
She would have you accept an "either or" proposition that is a false dilemma.
The omnivore's dilemma has been around a long time.
Michael Pollan -- The Omnivore's Dilemma

dilemma = a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between imperfect alternatives

I understood this dilemma but the law did not, and for a long time, I didn't know what to do.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride
The dilemma had me between his horns.
Bram Stoker -- Dracula
Whatever her thoughts, she put the dilemma into Barbara's hands.
Pat Conroy -- The Water is Wide
We throw up our hands at a problem phrased in an abstract way, but have no difficulty at all solving the same problem rephrased as a social dilemma.
Malcolm Gladwell -- The Tipping Point
You have me in a horrible dilemma.
George Bernard Shaw -- Major Barbara
He knew he would find answers to his dilemma.
Sampon Davis, et. al. -- We Beat the Street
Risking Katherine's money in this way, and putting me in such a horribly painful dilemma!
Henrik Ibsen -- An Enemy of the People
Major Dilemma If I call Daddy, he'll want me to come home, and who knows what kind of mood he'll be in?
Ellen Hopkins -- Identical
You have to appreciate the dilemma the Soviets face, a choice between two equally unattractive scenarios.
Tom Clancy -- The Hunt for Red October
But Chris, with his idiosyncratic logic, came up with an elegant solution to this dilemma: He simply got rid of the map.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
Here, Master Doctor, in perplexity and doubtful dilemma.
William Shakespeare -- The Merry Wives of Windsor
The troll faced a dilemma — which female to eat first.
Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
But it is clear that modern medicine has created a serious dilemma.
Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
Her beauty was both a blessing and a curse and presented me with a fascinating dilemma when it came to picking a jury.
Scott Pratt -- An Innocent Client
Of course, this puts you in a bit of a dilemma, doesn't it?" said Hermione.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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