dilemma

English Thesaurus

1. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	perplexity,
definition	:	trouble or confusion resulting from complexity (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	double bind,
definition	:	(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful (noun.cognition)