The difference between Conundrum and Dilemma

When used as nouns, conundrum means a difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer, whereas dilemma means a circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.


check bellow for the other definitions of Conundrum and Dilemma

  1. Conundrum as a noun:

    A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

  2. Conundrum as a noun:

    A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

  1. Dilemma as a noun:

    A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

  2. Dilemma as a noun:

    A difficult circumstance or problem.

  3. Dilemma as a noun (logic):

    A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".

  4. Dilemma as a noun (rhetoric):

    Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.