predicament

CEFRB2

/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A difficult or unpleasant situation.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An unfortunate or trying position or condition.

Examples

  • If you'd been a bit more careful, we wouldn't be in this predicament.

  • This is a fine predicament you've got us into.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. That which is predicated; a category.

  2. A definite class, state or condition.

More examples

In context

  • We have a similar predicament.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).