Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dilemma with several alternatives: opposed to dilemma in the narrow sense.
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- noun A
circumstance in which achoice must be made betweenmultiple options that seemequally undesirable
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whichbe commented on the word polylemma
A situation in which there are three or more unpleasant alternatives.
May 20, 2008
sionnach commented on the word polylemma
horribly reminiscent of the hairy trichotomy debacle.
May 20, 2008