Dilemma in Malayalam

A dilemma is ധര്‍മ്മസങ്കടം (dharmmasankadam), literally a difficulty of duty: the fix you are in when either choice costs you something. It is a dignified word and very common in news and discussion.

Most common translation

ധര്‍മ്മസങ്കടം (dharmmasankadam)

Dilemma, a confused situation.

അവന്റെ ചോദ്യം എനിക്ക് വലിയ ധര്‍മ്മസങ്കടം ഉണ്ടാക്കി.

avante chodyam enikku valiya dharmmasankadam undaakki.

His question put me in a great dilemma.

All Malayalam words for “dilemma”

ധര്‍മ്മസങ്കടം is a genuine dilemma between competing duties. പരുങ്ങല്‍ (parungal) is the awkward squirm of a tight spot, പരിഭ്രാന്തി (paribhraanthi) is confusion verging on alarm, and വെപ്രാളം (vepraalam) is panicky flustering.

Common questions

How do you say dilemma in Malayalam?

ധര്‍മ്മസങ്കടം (dharmmasankadam) is the word for being caught between two duties.

Which word fits plain panic rather than a dilemma?

വെപ്രാളം (vepraalam). It describes flustered panic, with no suggestion of a moral choice.