All 3 Uses
dilemma
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Gifted Hands
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- The poor Ushers didn't know what to do—and I understood their dilemma.†
p. 159.3dilemma = a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between imperfect alternatives
- Like others at Hopkins, I faced a serious dilemma with an active neurosurgical career.†
p. 211.8
- Additional personnel didn't really solve my dilemma, however.†
p. 213.6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(dilemma) a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between imperfect alternatives
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)