English-Finnish translations for dilemma

• dilemma
  Mielestäni se on perätön dilemma. I think that is a false dilemma.
  Tämän sanottuani voin todeta, että strateginen dilemma on selvä. That said, the strategic dilemma is clear.
• pulma
  Meillä on edessämme hankala pulma. We are confronted here with a dilemma.
  Siinäpä meille vaikea pulma ja huolenaihe ratkaistavaksi. There is a dilemma here for us and cause for concern.
  Se on niin sanoakseni pulma, joka meillä on. That is the dilemma in which we find ourselves, so to speak.

Definition of dilemma

• A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable
• A difficult circumstance or problem
• A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true

Related words

• dilemmatic
• false dilemma
• on the horns of a dilemma
• trader’s dilemma
• moral dilemma
• prisoner's dilemma
• related to dilemma
• related to a false dilemma