مُعْضِلَة
A difficult situation or problem where a choice has to be made between two or more undesirable alternatives. It is common in TOEFL reading passages about ethics and logic.
Beispiele
3 von 5تقع الشخصية الرئيسية في الرواية في معضلة صعبة.
The main character in the novel falls into a difficult dilemma.
كيف يمكننا حل هذه المعضلة الاقتصادية؟
How can we solve this economic dilemma?
عندي معضلة صغيرة بخصوص موعد الاجتماع.
I have a small dilemma regarding the meeting time.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Mu'dila sounds like 'Muddle'—when things are muddled and hard to choose.
Schnelles Quiz
يواجه العلماء ___ في الموازنة بين التقدم العلمي والأخلاق.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: معضلة
Beispiele
تقع الشخصية الرئيسية في الرواية في معضلة صعبة.
academicThe main character in the novel falls into a difficult dilemma.
كيف يمكننا حل هذه المعضلة الاقتصادية؟
formalHow can we solve this economic dilemma?
عندي معضلة صغيرة بخصوص موعد الاجتماع.
informalI have a small dilemma regarding the meeting time.
تعتبر البطالة معضلة كبرى في العديد من الدول.
businessUnemployment is considered a major dilemma in many countries.
ناقش الطلاب معضلة السجين في فصل الفلسفة.
academicStudents discussed the prisoner's dilemma in philosophy class.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
في قلب المعضلة
At the heart of the dilemma
بين فكي المعضلة
Between the jaws of the dilemma
معضلة لا حل لها
An unsolvable dilemma
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Mushkila is a general problem; Mu'dila is a complex dilemma with conflicting choices.
Nutzungshinweise
Used when a problem is particularly complex or involves conflicting choices, especially in formal writing.
Häufige Fehler
Do not use it for simple problems like 'I lost my keys'. Use it for conceptual or ethical conflicts.
Merkhilfe
Mu'dila sounds like 'Muddle'—when things are muddled and hard to choose.
Wortherkunft
From the root (ع-ض-ل) meaning difficult or muscular/stiff.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
يواجه العلماء ___ في الموازنة بين التقدم العلمي والأخلاق.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: معضلة
Verwandtes Vokabular
A thing that is or may be chosen; an option or alternative.
عقبةA difficulty or problem that prevents progress or makes it h...
تحديA task or situation that tests someone's abilities. It is wi...
صراعA serious disagreement or argument, or a prolonged struggle...
أزمةA time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. It can ref...
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