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predicament

/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/noun4 syllables

Predicament means: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.

Synonyms for predicament3

noun, as in a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

quandary, plight

also used for predicament

tight spot

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What does predicament mean?1

noun

1

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one“finds himself in a most awkward predicament”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Predicament in a sentence

  • If you'd been a bit more careful, we wouldn't be in this predicament.patgfisher
  • This is a fine predicament you've got us into.Eccles17
  • This is a fine predicament you've gotten us into.CK
  • I’m in a bit of a predicament.robert1991
  • We need to find a way out of this predicament.robert1991
  • It pains me to see you in such a predicament.Ooneykcall
  • She was in an uncomfortable predicament today.anzart
  • She found herself in a difficult predicament.robert1991

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Forms of predicament

as a noun

plural
predicaments