what is a dilemma
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A dilemma is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is practically acceptable. One in this position has been traditionally described as being on the horns of a dilemma, neither horn being comfortable. This is sometimes more colorfully described as Finding oneself impaled upon the horns of a dilemma, referring to the sharp points of a bull's horns, equally uncomfortable.