Word of the Day: Polylemma

Word of the Day
Polylemma

 Pronunciation
     [pol-ee-lem-uh]
MEANING
 noun: A choice involving multiple undesirable options.

 ETYMOLOGY
From Greek poly- (many) + dilemma, from lemma (proposition). Earliest documented 
use: 1856.

 Usage: 
     Today's 'medical consumers' are confronted not by a mere dilemma but by a polylemma.

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