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dilemma

 
/dɪˈlemə/ noun [C]

Translation

when you have to make a difficult choice between two things you could do
ikilem, çıkmaz, açmaz, arada kalma
She's still in a dilemma about whether she should go or not.21691785
(Definition of dilemma noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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