"predicament" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predicament.wav [Southern-England] Forms: predicaments [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament and Medieval Latin prēdicāmentum, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|predicament}} Middle English predicament, {{der|en|fro|predicament}} Old French predicament, {{der|en|ML.|prēdicāmentum}} Medieval Latin prēdicāmentum, {{der|en|LL.|praedicāmentum|t=that which is predicated, a predicament, category}} Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} predicament (plural predicaments)
  1. A definite class, state or condition. Translations (a definite class, state or condition): predicament [masculine] (Catalan), klasse (Dutch), catégorie [feminine] (French), classe [feminine] (French), prédicament [masculine] (French), predicamento [masculine] (Galician), Kategorie [feminine] (German), दशा (daśā) [feminine] (Marathi), classa [masculine] (Occitan), estat [masculine] (Occitan), condicion [feminine] (Occitan), predicament (Occitan), categoria [feminine] (Occitan), predicamento [masculine] (Portuguese), катего́рия (kategórija) [feminine] (Russian), predicamento (Spanish), катего́рія (katehórija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), стан (stan) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-predicament-en-noun-dp8Y~4E7 Disambiguation of 'a definite class, state or condition': 83 15 2
  2. An unfortunate or trying position or condition. Synonyms: tight spot, difficult situation Translations (an unfortunate or trying position or condition): sıxıntı (Azerbaijani), затруднение (zatrudnenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), compromís [masculine] (Catalan), dilema [masculine] (Catalan), 困境 (kùnjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), svízel [masculine] (Czech), šlamastyka [feminine] (Czech), hachelijke situatie (Dutch), situation difficile [feminine] (French), situation délicate [feminine] (French), mauvaise passe (French), Lage (alt: missliche ~; unglückliche ~) [feminine] (German), Zwangslage [feminine] (German), Dilemma [neuter] (German), Zwickmühle [feminine] (German), missliche Lage [feminine] (German), παλιοκατάσταση (paliokatástasi) [feminine] (Greek), kutyaszorító (Hungarian), slamasztika (Hungarian), szorult/kínos/kellemetlen helyzet (Hungarian), baj (Hungarian), gond (Hungarian), kellemetlenség (Hungarian), situazione difficile [feminine] (Italian), 窮地 (kyūchi) (alt: きゅうち) (Japanese), pōraruraru (Maori), दशा (daśā) [feminine] (Marathi), बिकट प्रसंग (bikaṭ prasaṅga) [masculine] (Marathi), आपत्ति (āpatti) [feminine] (Marathi), knipe (Norwegian), kłopotliwa sytuacja [feminine] (Polish), apuro [masculine] (Portuguese), затрудне́ние (zatrudnénije) (Russian), затрудни́тельное положе́ние (zatrudnítelʹnoje položénije) [neuter] (Russian), положение (položenije) [neuter] (Russian), aprieto (Spanish), apuro (Spanish), predikament [neuter] (Swedish), obehaglig situation [common-gender] (Swedish), скрута (skruta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), скрутне становище (skrutne stanovyšče) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-predicament-en-noun-i889p3hB Disambiguation of 'an unfortunate or trying position or condition': 16 82 2
  3. (logic) That which is predicated; a category. Categories (topical): Logic Translations (that which is predicated; a category): catégorie (French), Kategorie [feminine] (German), kategória (Hungarian), категорія (katehorija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-predicament-en-noun-EkdIrtap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 73 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'that which is predicated; a category': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prædicament [obsolete] Derived forms: egocentric predicament, predicament bondage Related terms: preach, predicate, can of worms, difficulty, kettle of fish, tight spot, trouble

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          "ref": "1978, Daniel Bell, The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, page xv (20th edition)",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "word": "compromís"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dilema"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kùnjìng",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "困境"
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "word": "svízel"
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "mauvaise passe"
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          "alt": "missliche ~; unglückliche ~",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Lage"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Zwangslage"
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Dilemma"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Zwickmühle"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "paliokatástasi",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "παλιοκατάσταση"
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "kutyaszorító"
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "szorult/kínos/kellemetlen helyzet"
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        {
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "baj"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "gond"
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "kellemetlenség"
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          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "word": "situazione difficile"
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          "alt": "きゅうち",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "窮地"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "mr",
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          "roman": "daśā",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "code": "mr",
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          "roman": "bikaṭ prasaṅga",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "word": "बिकट प्रसंग"
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          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "āpatti",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "आपत्ति"
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "knipe"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kłopotliwa sytuacja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "apuro"
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          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "zatrudnénije",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "затрудне́ние"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zatrudnítelʹnoje položénije",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "затрудни́тельное положе́ние"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "položenije",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "word": "положение"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "aprieto"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "apuro"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "skruta",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "скрута"
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          "_dis1": "16 82 2",
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          "roman": "skrutne stanovyšče",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kłopotliwa sytuacja"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zatrudnénije",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "word": "затрудне́ние"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zatrudnítelʹnoje položénije",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "word": "положение"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "roman": "skruta",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "that which is predicated; a category",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "katehorija",
      "sense": "that which is predicated; a category",
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