# das Dilemma

das Dilemma is a German noun meaning “dilemma”. Forms: des Dilemmas, die Dilemmas.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Dilemmas
- Plural: die Dilemmas

## In other languages

- Русский: дилемма

## Meanings

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)

## Examples

- Das ist unser Dilemma. — That's our dilemma.
- Ich verstehe dein Dilemma. — I understand your dilemma.
- Ich stecke in einem ausweglosen Dilemma. — I'm stuck in an irresolvable dilemma.
- Was soll ich in diesem schrecklichen Dilemma tun? — What should I do in this terrible dilemma?
- Tom steht vor einem Dilemma. — Tom faces a dilemma.

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