predicament
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predicament
- /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/
Rhymes with -ɪkəmənt
Where it comes from
From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).
noun predicaments · prædicament
- A definite class, state or condition.
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An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
Culture, for me, is the effort to provide a coherent set of answers to the existential predicaments that confront all human beings in the passage of their life.
Similar: tight spot
- That which is predicated; a category.
Similar: plight
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: quandary, plight, problematic, problem, difficulty, difficulties, hardship, adversity, conundrum, trouble, stringency, mess, distress, ordeal, doom, impasse
noun
Similar: plight
Translations
Every language
noun a definite class, state or condition
| Español | predicamento |
|---|---|
| Português | predicamento |
| Français | catégorie, classe, prédicament |
| Deutsch | Kategorie |
| Русский | катего́рия kategórija |
noun an unfortunate or trying position or condition
| Español | aprieto, apuro, dificultad, predicamento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 窮地 kyūchi |
| 中文 | 困境 kùnjìng |
| हिन्दी | दुर्दशा durdaśā |
| Português | apuro |
| Français | situation difficile, situation délicate, mauvaise passe |
| Deutsch | Lage, Zwangslage, Dilemma, Zwickmühle, missliche Lage |
| Italiano | situazione difficile |
| Ελληνικά | παλιοκατάσταση paliokatástasi |
| Русский | затрудне́ние zatrudnénije, затрудни́тельное положе́ние zatrudnítelʹnoje položénije, положение položenije |
Talk about this word "predicament." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/predicament. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. predicament. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/predicament "predicament." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/predicament.Cite this
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title = {predicament},
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