di‧chot‧o‧my /daɪˈkɒtəmi $ -ˈkɑː-/
noun (
plural dichotomies)
[countable] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Greek;
Origin: dichotomia, from dichotomos 'cut in two']
the difference between two things or ideas that are completely opposite
dichotomy between
a dichotomy between his public and private lives [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲