There doesn't seem to be consensus on the definition of dilemma. Your definition is sometimes used, where a dilemma is a choice between two undesirable options,

There doesn't seem to be consensus on the definition of dilemma. Your definition is sometimes used, where a dilemma is a choice between two undesirable options, but more widely it is defined this way: > A dilemma (Greek: δίλημμα "double proposition") is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable. The article goes outlines a series of cases where you could use choose one of two different but seemingly similar Hooks, and the reasons why you should prefer one over another. That seems pretty accurate to me?