Meaning

1 senses
  1. A choice where every alternative has significant negative consequences.

Origin

From the title of the book Sophie's Choice (1979), by William Styron, in which a mother is

From the title of the book Sophie's Choice (1979), by William Styron, in which a mother is forced to decide which of her children will die.

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