dilemma

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A situation requiring a choice between two or more equally undesirable or difficult alternatives.

• She faced a moral dilemma when offered the promotion.
• The company was caught in a dilemma between cutting costs and maintaining quality.
• It's quite a dilemma—neither option seems ideal.
• Public health officials confronted an ethical dilemma regarding whether to mandate vaccination or preserve individual autonomy during the epidemic.
• Environmental planners face the dilemma of balancing economic development with the preservation of endangered ecosystems in coastal regions.
• The researcher encountered a methodological dilemma when the experimental protocol conflicted with newly published ethical guidelines for human subjects.

Eş anlamlılar: predicament, quandary, catch-22, impasse, problem

Zıt anlamlılar: solution, resolution, certainty