en lesser of two evils

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, German Wiktionary, and English Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • de das geringere übel wählen ➜
  • ar اهون الشرين ➜
  • fi pienempi paha ➜
  • fr moindre mal ➜
  • it male minore ➜
  • zh 宁可 ➜
  • zh 寧可 ➜

Related terms

  • en caught between devil and deep blue sea (a) ➜
  • en lesser (n) ➜
  • en necessary evil ➜
  • en you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org lesser of two evils
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