Collocations for dilemma - noun

acute, appalling, big, difficult, genuine, great, impossible, real, serious, terrible, thorny | central, essential, fundamental
The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?

familiar, perennial | human | personal | ethical, moral | policy, political

create, pose
This poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.

be caught in, be faced with, confront, face, have
They were caught in a real dilemma.

resolve, solve
I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.

arise, occur, present itself
the dilemma that arises when a doctor has to decide whether or not to prescribe an expensive treatment

lie
The dilemma over human cloning lies at the heart of the ethical choices facing society.

confront sb, face sb
The dilemma facing the country''s allies was even more serious.

remain

in a/the ~
The minister is now in an impossible dilemma.

~ about/over
She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.

~ between
the perennial dilemma between getting on at work and fulfilling family commitments

a solution to a dilemma, a way out of a dilemma
I couldn''t see any way out of the dilemma.