Dilemma and Setting

Dilemma

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

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

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Dilemma and setting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dilemma" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

old	old dilemma	old setting
particular	particular dilemma	particular setting
similar	similar dilemma	similar setting
usual	usual dilemma	usual setting
Other adjectives: common, specific, current, standard, original, initial, proper, single, romantic, actual, entire, real, serious, main, interesting, new, major, general, classic, primary, central, different.

Lisa tells the lookalike that Krusty just says its live to draw in ratings and actually tapes it the day before it airs, setting off the main dilemma to find Bart and switch the two back.

Source: Ratings Stunt
IMPORTANT NOTE: Sometimes a writer will put their characters through an interesting dilemma / character development that is only made possible by the fantastic setting, but has no intended bearing on the real world.

Source: Fantastic Aesop
This is viciously deconstructed in the second sequel, Zero Time Dilemma: Diana's refusal to kill a radical-6 infected Phi causes a pandemic that kills 75% of the human population, setting the events of the second game into motion.

Source: No One Gets Left Behind

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