Predicament: meaning, definitions and examples
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predicament
[ prɪˈdɪkəmənt ]
difficult situation
A predicament is a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Synonyms
dilemma, pickle, plight, quandary
Examples of usage
- He found himself in a predicament.
- She was in a predicament and didn't know what to do.
- The team faced a predicament when their captain got injured.
- The predicament they were in seemed impossible to solve.
- The predicament only got worse as time went on.
Translations
Translations of the word "predicament" in other languages:
🇵🇹 apuro
- dilema
- situação difícil
🇮🇳 दुविधा
- संकट
- मुश्किल स्थिति
🇩🇪 Zwickmühle
- Dilemma
- schwierige Lage
🇮🇩 keadaan sulit
- dilema
- masalah
🇺🇦 скрутне становище
- дилема
- важка ситуація
🇵🇱 kłopot
- dylemat
- trudna sytuacja
🇯🇵 苦境 (くきょう)
- ジレンマ
- 難局 (なんきょく)
🇫🇷 situation difficile
- dilemme
- embarras
🇪🇸 apuro
- dilema
- situación difícil
🇹🇷 çıkmaz
- ikilem
- zor durum
🇰🇷 곤경
- 딜레마
- 어려운 상황
🇸🇦 مأزق
- معضلة
- وضع صعب
🇨🇿 prekérní situace
- dilema
- těžká situace
🇸🇰 prekérna situácia
- dilema
- ťažká situácia
🇨🇳 困境 (kùnjìng)
- 两难 (liǎng nán)
- 困难的局面 (kùnnán de júmiàn)
🇸🇮 zagata
- dilema
- težka situacija
🇮🇸 vandræði
- vandamál
- erfið staða
🇰🇿 қиындық
- дилемма
- қиын жағдай
🇬🇪 ბრძოლა
- დილემა
- რთული მდგომარეობა
🇦🇿 çətin vəziyyət
- dilemma
- mürəkkəb vəziyyət
🇲🇽 apuro
- dilema
- situación difícil
Word origin
The word 'predicament' originated in the late 16th century from the Latin word 'praedicamentum', which means 'thing asserted'. Over time, the meaning evolved to represent a difficult or challenging situation.