predicament

pre·dic·a·ment  (pr-dk-mnt)

n.

1. A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult. See Usage Note at dilemma.

2. Logic One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.

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[Middle English, class, category, from Old French, from Late Latin praedicmentum (translation of Greek katgori, from katgoreuein, to speak against, signify, predicate), from Latin praedicre, to proclaim publicly, predicate; see preach.]

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pre·dica·mental (-mntl) adj.

pre·dica·mental·ly adv.

Synonyms: predicament, plight¹, quandary, jam¹, fix, pickle
These nouns refer to a situation from which it is difficult to free oneself. A predicament is a problematic situation about which one does not know what to do: "Werner finds himself suddenly in a most awkward predicament" (Thomas Carlyle).
A plight is a bad or unfortunate situation: The report examined the plight of homeless people.
A quandary is a state of perplexity, especially about what course of action to take: "Having captured our men, we were in a quandary how to keep them" (Theodore Roosevelt).
Jam and fix are less formal terms that refer to predicaments from which it is difficult to escape: kids who were in a jam with the authorities; "If we get left on this wreck we are in a fix" (Mark Twain).
An informal term, a pickle is a disagreeable, embarrassing, or troublesome predicament: "I could see no way out of the pickle I was in" (Robert Louis Stevenson).

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predicament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

n

1. a perplexing, embarrassing, or difficult situation

2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic obsolete one of Aristotle's ten categories of being

3. Archaic a specific condition, circumstance, state, position, etc.

[from Late Latin praedicāmentum what is predicated, from praedicāre to announce, assert; see predicate]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

predicament - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" plight, quandary care - a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife" difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" box, corner - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" hot water - a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"

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predicament

noun fix (informal), state, situation, spot (informal), corner, hole (slang), emergency, mess, jam (informal), dilemma, pinch, plight, scrape (informal), hot water (informal), pickle (informal), how-do-you-do (informal), quandary, tight spot The decision will leave her in a predicament.

Translations

predicament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] N → apuro m, aprieto m
to be in a predicament (= in a fix) → estar en un apuro or un aprieto; (= puzzled) → hallarse en un dilema
what a predicament to be in! → ¡qué lío!

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predicament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] n → situation f difficile
to be in a predicament → se trouver dans une situation difficile
to leave sb in a predicament → laisser qn dans une situation difficile

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predicament

n → Zwangslage f, → Dilemma nt; to be in a predicament → in einem Dilemma or in einer Zwangslage sein

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predicament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] n → situazione f difficile (or imbarazzante)
I'm in a bit of a predicament → sono in una situazione un po' imbarazzante

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predicament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] n → situazione f difficile (or imbarazzante)
I'm in a bit of a predicament → sono in una situazione un po' imbarazzante

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predicament

n predicament [priˈdikəmənt]

an unfortunate or difficult situation. moeilike toestand أزْمَه، مأزِق، ورْطَه затруднение obtížná situace knibe mißliche Lage δύσκολη θέση apuro, aprieto, situación difícil ohtlik olukord مخمصه ahdinko situation difficile בְּעָיָה दुर्दशा neugodan položaj,škripac kínos helyzet kesulitan, keadaan sulit vandræði, klemma (situazione difficile) 苦境 곤경 kebli padėtis nepatīkama/grūta situācija kesusahan hachelijke situatie knipe, vanskelig situasjon kłopot dilema situaţie dificilă неприятное, затруднительное положение nepríjemná / ťažká situácia zadrega neprilika besvärlig situation (belägenhet), predikament สถานการณ์ที่อันตราย güç durum, açmaz 困境 скрутне становище مشکل صورت حال tình thế khó khăn 困境