{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"dilemmas"},"requestId":"n6EYbytQVeadnIEvMolNo","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pancakes-vs-flapjacks-vs-hotcakes/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"Pancakes vs. Flapjacks vs. Hotcakes: How They Stack Up","content":{"topicLabel":"Food and drink"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/pancakes-vs-flapjacks-vs-hotcakes-how-they-stack-up-20241113.jpg","description":"Wondering whether to order pancakes, flapjacks, or hotcakes at the diner? Uncover their delicious differences.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/can-you-identify-similes-and-metaphors","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"can-you-identify-similes-and-metaphors","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/course-vs-coarse/","text":"Course vs. Coarse: A Crash Course on the Differences"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/aisle-vs-isle/","text":"Aisle vs. Isle: Learn the Differences"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/where-does-the-name-winter-come-from/","text":"Where Does the Name \"Winter\" Come From?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/author-vs-writer/","text":"Author vs. Writer: What Is the Difference?"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/imbed-vs-embed/","text":"\"Imbed\" vs. \"Embed\": What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Spelling 🐝"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/list-of-vegetables/","text":"This List of Vegetables Is No Small Potatoes"}],"topicLabel":"Food and drink 🥕🥦"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/medical-term-for-fainting/","text":"What Is the Medical Term for Fainting?"}],"topicLabel":"Medicine"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"Dev5ktZ7UgFMmZgld9imi","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":null},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"dilemmas"},"requestId":"tawje86N0vU8nnD2AM18g","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6683069-38","sentence":"The implications, choices, trade-offs and dilemmas for the UK provoked by what has just happened in America are legion.","source":{"source_name":"BBC","sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2024-11-06T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-11-06T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk132vymm0o","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Donald Trump win provokes trade-offs and dilemmas for UK"},"offsets":[42,50]},{"id":"6681134-55","sentence":"That's just a short pick of the very long list of dilemmas where money talks, and the chancellor’s been urged to listen.","source":{"source_name":"BBC","sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2024-10-26T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-10-26T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xpe8z2p0go","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Can Rachel Reeves use her defining Budget to escape UK's 'doom loop'?"},"offsets":[50,58]},{"id":"6674038-23","sentence":"This is a conflict without obvious end which presents too no end of thorny dilemmas based around a recurring theme: how to defeat Russia without provoking Moscow.","source":{"source_name":"BBC","sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2024-09-14T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-09-14T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3w5449x9zo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Chris Mason: Joe Biden and Keir Starmer try to second guess Putin"},"offsets":[75,83]},{"id":"6670634-23","sentence":"There was a good-sized audience stood by the stage, with the hosts inviting people to share dilemmas and embarrassing moments.","source":{"source_name":"BBC","sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2024-08-24T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-08-24T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrd592d3r2o","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Reading Festival's 'TikTok stage' pulls in the crowds"},"offsets":[92,100]},{"id":"6663606-4","sentence":"At the time, she faced two dilemmas: She was in love with someone who didn’t reciprocate her feelings and she had just graduated from law school but no longer wished to practice law.","source":{"source_name":"Los Angeles Times","sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2024-06-17T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-06-17T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-06-17/priyanka-mattoo-book-talent-agent-hollywood","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Sibani Ram","title":"An ex-talent agent's journey from Kashmir to Hollywood (and 32 addresses along the way)"},"offsets":[27,35]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"dilemmas"},"requestId":"8ia47jQF3xaCKNbGbwtqX","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"ThesaurusEntry","headword":{"displayForm":"dilemmas","slug":"dilemmas"},"id":"u27e59bea365df506.-410fe1c2.17951a3530c.3767","partOfSpeechGroups":[{"shortDefinitions":[{"synonyms":[{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"difficulty","targetSlug":"difficulty"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"embarrassment","targetSlug":"embarrassment"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"impasse","targetSlug":"impasse"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"mess","targetSlug":"mess"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"plight","targetSlug":"plight"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"predicament","targetSlug":"predicament"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"problem","targetSlug":"problem"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"puzzle","targetSlug":"puzzle"},{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"quandary","targetSlug":"quandary"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"bind","targetSlug":"bind"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"box","targetSlug":"box"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"corner","targetSlug":"corner"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"fix","targetSlug":"fix"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"hole","targetSlug":"hole"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"hooker","targetSlug":"hooker"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"jam","targetSlug":"jam"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"mire","targetSlug":"mire"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"perplexity","targetSlug":"perplexity"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"pickle","targetSlug":"pickle"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"scrape","targetSlug":"scrape"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"spot","targetSlug":"spot"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"strait","targetSlug":"strait"},{"similarity":10,"targetWord":"catch-22","targetSlug":"catch-22"},{"similarity":10,"targetWord":"double bind","targetSlug":"double-bind"},{"similarity":10,"targetWord":"tight corner","targetSlug":"tight-corner"}],"thesRid":"u27e59bea365df506.-410fe1c2.17951a3530c.376c"}]}]}],"url":"dilemmas"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"dilemmas"},"requestId":"Y1l_6-_oTnc0KWQYzs987","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"dilemma","displayForm":"dilemma","canonicalSlug":"dilemma","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e63c14b.-6fcf","type":"normal","entry":"dilemma","entrySyllabified":"di·lem·ma","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"ipa":"dɪˈlɛm ə ","spell":"dih-lem-uh ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/D03/D0307300.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/D03/D0307300.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"any difficult or perplexing situation or problem.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"Logic.","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a form of syllogism in which the major premise is formed of two or more hypothetical propositions and the minor premise is a disjunctive proposition, as “If A, then B; if C then D. Either A or C. Therefore, either B or D.”","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":"First recorded in 1515–25; from Late Latin, from Greek dílēmma, equivalent to di- “two, twice” (see di-¹) + lêmma “an assumption, premise,” derivative of lambánein “to take”","originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[{"type":"Synonyms","content":"2. question, difficulty. "},{"type":"Synonym Study","content":"1. See predicament. "},{"type":"Word Story","content":"The word dilemma combines di-, a prefix meaning "two," with lemma, meaning "a proposition, theme, or subject." Our world is filled with propositions, themes, and subjects—matters about which we have to make a variety of decisions as we move through life. If we are forced to make a choice between two courses of action, or between doing something and not doing it, and if neither choice is a good one, we are in a dilemma in its primary sense—faced with a double bind, caught between Scylla and Charybdis, trapped between a rock and a hard place, and truly on the horns of a dilemma. As we can see, the sense of dilemma that deals exclusively with two unpleasant alternatives is powerful enough to have engendered a good deal of descriptive language over the years. But in today’s complex environment, if people tell you they are in a dilemma, you cannot be sure that their problem is restricted to two choices. They may be facing a situation of much greater complexity. While the first meaning is still the most common, the broadening of dilemma to include this more general sense of "any difficult or perplexing situation or problem," is an example of normal language growth. The first meaning of dilemma, involving two choices, remains alive and well. But this broader meaning is not only common and acceptable, it is found in multiple examples of educated writing."}],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":["dil·em·mat·ic

[dil-uh-mat-ik], /ˌdɪl əˈmæt ɪk/, dil·em·mat·i·cal, di·lem·mic, adjective","dil·em·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb"],"confusables":[]}]},{"source":"collins","entries":[{"id":"ac3dfbaa8.6bfb.1014.b87b.c2803370a23a.1","type":"normal","entry":"dilemma","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":"(dɪˈlɛmə, daɪ-)"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a situation necessitating a choice between two equal, esp equally undesirable, alternatives","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a problem that seems incapable of a solution","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"logic","definition":"a form of argument one of whose premises is the conjunction of two conditional statements and the other of which affirms the disjunction of their antecedents, and whose conclusion is the disjunction of their consequents. Its form is if p then q and if r then s; either p or r so either q or s","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":4,"type":"group","predefinitionContent":"on the horns of a dilemma","subdefinitions":[{"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"faced with the choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives","postdefinitionContent":""},{"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"in an awkward situation","postdefinitionContent":""}],"postdefinitionContent":""}]}],"origin":"C16: via Latin from Greek, from di- 1 + lēmma assumption, proposition, from lambanein to take, grasp","supplementaryNotes":[{"type":"usage","content":"The use of dilemma to refer to a problem that seems incapable of a solution is considered by some people to be incorrect"}],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":["dilemmatic (ˌdɪlɪˈmætɪk, ˌdaɪlɪ-) or dilemmic, adjective"]}]},{"source":"idioms","entries":[{"id":"dilemma","type":"normal","entry":"dilemma","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":null,"homograph":0,"pronunciation":null,"predefinitionContent":null,"contentBlocks":[{"title":null,"content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":"see horns of a dilemma."}]}],"supplementaryNotes":null}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":43679,"index-rank-01":["dilemma","dilemma","dilemma"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["dilemma's","dilemmas","dilemmas'"],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":["dilemmatic","dilemmatical","dilemmatically","dilemmic"],"index-rank-10":["more dilemmatic","more dilemmatical","more dilemmic","most dilemmatic","most dilemmatical","most dilemmic"],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":"dilemma","isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"dilemmas"},"requestId":"GbnCLp1nwcgNcenjvzGiK","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["dilemma","axilemma","lemma","trilemma","Childermas","Lammas","analemma","axolemma","defilement","dilettante"],"tuna":["dilemmas","dilemma","lemma","in dilemma","defilement","dilettante","dilettantish","dogmas","in a dilemma","stemma"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"dilemma","slug":"dilemma"},{"displayForm":"axilemma","slug":"axilemma"},{"displayForm":"lemma","slug":"lemma"},{"displayForm":"trilemma","slug":"trilemma"},{"displayForm":"Childermas","slug":"childermas"},{"displayForm":"Lammas","slug":"lammas"},{"displayForm":"analemma","slug":"analemma"},{"displayForm":"axolemma","slug":"axolemma"},{"displayForm":"defilement","slug":"defilement"},{"displayForm":"dilettante","slug":"dilettante"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"dilemmas","slug":"dilemmas"},{"displayForm":"dilemma","slug":"dilemma"},{"displayForm":"lemma","slug":"lemma"},{"displayForm":"in dilemma","slug":"in-dilemma"},{"displayForm":"defilement","slug":"defilement"},{"displayForm":"dilettante","slug":"dilettante"},{"displayForm":"dilettantish","slug":"dilettantish"},{"displayForm":"dogmas","slug":"dogmas"},{"displayForm":"in a dilemma","slug":"in-a-dilemma"},{"displayForm":"stemma","slug":"stemma"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"dilemmas"},"requestId":"T3WtUt9i5HousiucbYzd0","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Did you mean dilemma?