Dilemmic

/dɪˈlɛmɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or having the nature of a dilemma; presenting two equally difficult choices or situations.

Etymology

From dilemma (from Greek di- 'two' + lemma 'premise') plus the suffix -ic meaning 'of or relating to.' The term emerged in the 16th century to describe logical problems with two premises, and -ic was added to create the adjective form.

Kelly Says

The ancient Greeks invented the logical dilemma as a rhetorical weapon—they called it 'horned argument' because both paths seemed to stab you equally! When something is dilemmic, you're caught in that ancient logical trap.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መግለጫ
meg-gle-cha
ARالعربية
مُشكل
mush-kul
BNবাংলা
দ্বন্দ্বজনিত
dwand-bjan-it
CACatalà
dilemàtic
dee-leh-mah-tik
CSČeština
dilemmatický
dee-leh-mat-i-tskee
DADansk
dilemmatisk
dee-leh-mat-isk
DEDeutsch
dilemmatisch
dee-leh-MAH-ti-sh
ELΕλληνικά
διλημματικό
dee-lee-mah-tee-koh
ESEspañol
dilemático
dee-leh-MAH-tee-koh
FAفارسی
دوگانه
doo-ga-neh
FISuomi
dilemma
dee-leh-mah
FRFrançais
dilémmatique
dee-lem-mah-teek
GUGU
દિલેમા
dee-leh-mah
HAHA
matsalaci
mat-sa-la-chi
HEעברית
דילמטי
dee-lem-tee
HIहिन्दी
विवादपूर्ण
vee-vaad-poor-n
HUMagyar
dilemmak
dee-leh-mahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
dilemmatis
dee-leh-mat-tis
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
dilemmatico
dee-leh-MAH-tee-koh
JA日本語
ジレンマ的
jirenma-teki
KKKK
дилемма
dee-lem-ma
KMKM
ប្រទេស
pra-tes
KO한국어
딜레마적인
diel-le-ma-jeok-in
MRMR
विवाद
vee-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
dilemma
dee-leh-mah
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်းရဲ
shin-ye
NLNederlands
dilemma
dee-leh-mah
NONorsk
dilemmatisk
dee-leh-mat-isk
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰશ્ન
prashn
PLPolski
dilemmatyczny
dee-leh-mat-tsee-kee
PTPortuguês
dilemático
dee-leh-MAH-tee-koh
RORomână
dilemmatic
dee-leh-mat-ik
RUРусский
дилемматический
dee-leh-mat-i-ches-kee
SVSvenska
dilemmatiskt
dee-leh-mat-iss-kt
SWKiswahili
dilemma
dee-leh-mah
TAதமிழ்
இருமுனை
ir-mu-nai
TEతెలుగు
వి dilemmic
vee-dee-leh-mah-tee-koh
THไทย
ขัดแย้ง
khat-yaeng
TLTL
dilematik
dee-leh-mah-tik
TRTürkçe
dilematik
dee-leh-mah-tik
UKУкраїнська
дилематичний
dee-leh-mah-ti-ch-nyy
URاردو
مُشكل
mush-kul
VITiếng Việt
đối lập
dzoi-lap
YOYO
dilemma
dee-leh-mah
ZH中文
困境的
kùnjìng de
ZUZU
dilema
dee-leh-mah

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