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predicament (noun)

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  • predicament — ► NOUN 1) a difficult situation. 2) Philosophy each of the ten categories in Aristotelian logic. ORIGIN originally in the sense «category», later «state of being»: from Latin praedicamentum something predicated …   English terms dictionary

  • predicament — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, difficult, dire, terrible, worse ▪ Other companies are in an even worse predicament than ourselves. ▪ current, present …   Collocations dictionary

  • predicament — I noun adverse circumstances, adversity, angustiae, barrier, case, circumstance, complication, condition, conjuncture, corner, crisis, critical situation, danger, dangerous condition, difficultas, difficulty, dilemma, embarrassing position,… …   Law dictionary

  • predicament — noun (C) a difficult or unpleasant situation in which you do not know what to do, or you have to make a difficult choice: There is no painless way out of America s current economic predicament …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • predicament — noun how did you ever get yourself into such a predicament Syn: difficult situation, mess, difficulty, plight, quandary, muddle, mare s nest; informal hole, fix, jam, pickle, scrape, bind, tight spot/corner, dilemma, can of worms …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • predicament — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praedicamentum, from praedicare Date: 14th century 1. the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication; specifically category 1 2. condition, state; especially a difficult,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • predicament — noun /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ a) A definite class, state or condition. b) An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot. See Also: preach, predicate …   Wiktionary

  • predicament — noun Syn: difficulty, mess, plight, quandary, muddle, dilemma; informal hole, fix, jam, pickle …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • predicament — UK [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] / US [ˈprɪˈdɪkɑmənt] noun [countable] Word forms predicament : singular predicament plural predicaments a difficult or unpleasant situation that is not easy to get out of I understood her predicament, but there was nothing I… …   English dictionary

  • predicament — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. condition, quandary, fix, spot (inf.), corner, dilemma, mess, scrape, crisis, emergency. See circumstance, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quandary, plight, dilemma, strait, puzzle, perplexity,… …   English dictionary for students

  • predicament — pre|dic|a|ment [ pri dıkamənt ] noun count a difficult or unpleasant situation that is not easy to get out of: I understood her predicament, but there was nothing I could do. in a predicament: If everyone had followed the rules, we would not be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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