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HOBSON'S CHOICE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hobson's choice mean?
• HOBSON'S CHOICE (noun)
The noun HOBSON'S CHOICE has 1 sense:
1. the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
Familiarity information: HOBSON'S CHOICE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Hobson's choice" is a kind of...):
alternative; choice; option (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen)
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