predicament

Noun

Meaning

A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition.

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Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

plight state condition quandary dutch strait Straits cul-de-sac case problem issue mire quagmire logjam situation
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Antonyms

result advantage agreement solution benefit opportunity
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Hypernyms

difficulty

Hyponyms

care box corner hot water

Related terms

predicate preach

Phrases with the word

hopeless predicament from one predicament to another

Examples

finds himself in a most awkward predicament Source: Internet

the woeful plight of homeless people Source: Internet

After publishing a tame version of this story—with a sunny outcome—in The Youth's Companion in 1902, London offered a second, more severe take on the man's predicament in The Century Magazine in 1908. Source: Internet

Advising the English king of his precarious predicament, he persuaded John to abandon his opposition to papal investiture and agreed to accept the papal legate's decision in any ecclesiastical disputes as final. Source: Internet

A Chinese servant was able to infiltrate through the Boxer and Qing lines, informing the Eight Powers of the Seymour troops' predicament. Source: Internet

Although the architecture created frustrating obstacles, the design that was initially a predicament ultimately became beneficial to the marketing of the theatre. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

predicability predicable predicably predicament bondage predicamental predicand