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   predicament

   /prɪˈdɪkəm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation: "the club's financial predicament"
   • 2. (in Aristotelian logic) each of the ten ‘categories’, often listed as: substance or being, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, posture, having or possession, action, and passion.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in predicament (sense 2)): from late Latin praedicamentum ‘something predicated’ (rendering Greek katēgoria ‘category’), from Latin praedicare (see predicate). From the sense ‘category’ arose the sense ‘state of being, condition’; hence ‘unpleasant situation’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREDICAMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of: She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament. I'm in a bit of a predicament because I've accidentally accepted two invitations to dinner on the same night. Synonyms. mess (PROBLEMS) plight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   The meaning of PREDICAMENT is the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication; specifically : category. How to use predicament in a sentence.

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   If you're engaged to get married but suddenly fall in love with someone else, you have gotten yourself into quite a predicament. A predicament is a difficult, confusing, and unpleasant situation.

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   Predicament definition: an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.. See examples of PREDICAMENT used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREDICAMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you are in a predicament, you are in an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of. Hank explained our predicament. The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament. Synonyms: fix [informal], state, situation, spot [informal] More Synonyms of predicament. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   PREDICAMENT meaning: 1. an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of: 2. an unpleasant situation that is…. Learn more.

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   1. an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation. 2. a class or category of logical or philosophical predication.

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   Definition of predicament noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Predicament, dilemma, plight, quandary refer to unpleasant or puzzling situations. Predicament and plight stress more the unpleasant nature, quandary and dilemma the puzzling nature of the situation.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPREDICAMENT definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    PREDICAMENT meaning: a problem or a difficult situation: . Learn more.