Dilemma vs Limbo - What's the difference?
dilemma | limbo |
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
* Jonathan Swift
A difficult circumstance or problem.
(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".
(rhetoric) Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.
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The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum'') and those of unbaptized but innocent children (''limbus infantum ).
Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
A dance played by taking turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position.
As nouns the difference between dilemma and limbo
is that dilemma is a circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable while limbo is the place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).dilemma
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Noun
(en-noun)- A strong dilemma in a desperate case! / To act with infamy, or quit the place.
Usage notes
* The sense of a difficult circumstance or problem is considered non-standard[by whom?]. * Occasionally spelled/misspelled as dilemna'', perhaps originally via false analogy with words such as ''condemn'', ''solemn'', and ''hymn . This spelling has been reportedly taught in many regions of Great Britain and the United States as well as around the world; and can be found in the works of many well-known authors (e.g. Watts, Defroe & Goldsmith).World Wide Words: Dilemma
Synonyms
* (circumstance in which a choice must be made between two alternatives) * (any difficult circumstance) bind, fix, pickle, problem, quandary * (logic) * (rhetoric) * See alsoDerived terms
* on the horns of a dilemmaSee also
* * between a rock and a hard place * between the devil and the deep blue sea * between Scylla and Charybdis * Buridan's assReferences
Anagrams
* ----limbo
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia limbo)- My application has been stuck in bureaucratic limbo for two weeks.
