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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdilemma morale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /diˈlɛm.ma moˈra.le/
"La situazione ha creato un serio dilemma morale per i ricercatori."
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2 senses- 1
A difficult situation in which an individual is faced with conflicting ethical choices or obligations, making a clear right decision hard to determine.
"Deciding whether to report a colleague's minor infraction at the expense of their livelihood presented a profound moral quandary." - 2
A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what constitutes the right course of action in an ethical context.
"The whistleblower experienced a deep moral quandary before releasing the confidential documents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'moral', derived from Latin 'moralis' (pertaining to character or custom), and 'quandary', a 16th-century English word of uncertain origin possibly derived from the Anglo-French phrase 'qu'en dirai-je?' meaning 'what shall I say of it?'. Together, the compound evolved to describe a perplexing ethical dilemma where a person is torn between conflicting principles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moral quandary" is said worldwide
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dilemme moral
Transliteration: /di.lɛm mɔ.ʁal/
"Cette décision l'a plongé dans un dilemme moral complexe."
moralisches Dilemma
Transliteration: /moˈʁaːlɪʃəs diˈlɛma/
"Der Arzt befand sich in einem schweren moralischen Dilemma."
dilemma morale
Transliteration: /diˈlɛm.ma moˈra.le/
"La situazione ha creato un serio dilemma morale per i ricercatori."
dilema moral
Transliteration: /diˈlema moˈɾal/
"El caso planteó un profundo dilema moral en la sociedad."
dilema moral
Transliteration: /dʒiˈlẽ.mɐ moˈɾaw/
"Ele enfrentou um dilema moral sobre o futuro da empresa."
नैतिक दुविधा
Transliteration: naitik duvidha
"इस निर्णय ने उसे एक गहरी नैतिक दुविधा में डाल दिया।"
道德困境
Transliteration: dàodé kùnjìng
"这个复杂的案件引发了严重的道德困境。"
도덕적 딜레마
Transliteration: dodeokjeok dillema
"그는 심각한 도덕적 딜레마에 빠졌습니다."
道徳的ジレンマ
Transliteration: dōtokuteki jirenma
"その研究者は大きな道徳적ジレンマに直面した。"
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