Dilemma and Event

Dilemma

Dilemma noun - A situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices.

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Event and dilemma are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Event" instead a noun "Dilemma".

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Dilemma and event are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dilemma" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

rare	rare dilemma	rare event
particular	particular dilemma	particular event
similar	similar dilemma	similar event
common	common dilemma	common event
Other adjectives: specific, current, original, single, actual, entire, real, big, serious, huge, terrible, horrible, new, major, final, recent, biggest, climactic.

The competition involved is often a sports event of some kind, so this often turns up as the main moral dilemma in a sports story.

Source: Ordered to Cheat
Like the Gradivus Dilemma before it, the Tubemen of Regor event gives the Tenno a choice between two rival factions with conflicting goals.

Source: Video Game / Warframe
Wire Dilemma: Defusing a bomb that gets planted in the booth during a scripted event requires cutting a set of wires in a numerical sequence listed on the outer casing of the bomb.

Source: Video Game / Papers, Please

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