Meanings
nounfalse dilemma (plural false dilemmas)
plural false dilemmas
- A situation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available.
Synonyms: false dichotomy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA situation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available.
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Translations
German falsches Dilemma
- falsches Dilemmasituation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available
Spanish falsa disyuntiva, falsa dicotomía
- falsa disyuntivasituation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available
- falsa dicotomíasituation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available
- falso dilemasituation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available
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