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
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Conundrum as a noun:
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
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Conundrum as a noun:
A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
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Dilemma as a noun:
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
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Dilemma as a noun:
A difficult circumstance or problem.
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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".
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Dilemma as a noun (rhetoric):
Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.