"predicament" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predicament.wav 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': 82 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), atolladero [masculine] (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': 17 81 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 15 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 19 22 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 21 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 20 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 19 22 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 16 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 21 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 11 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 19 61 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "82 15 2",
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          "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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          "word": "sıxıntı"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zatrudnenie",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
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          "word": "compromís"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dilema"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kùnjìng",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "困境"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "svízel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "šlamastyka"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "hachelijke situatie"
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          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "situation difficile"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "situation délicate"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "mauvaise passe"
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          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "alt": "missliche ~; unglückliche ~",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lage"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zwangslage"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Dilemma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Zwickmühle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "missliche Lage"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "paliokatástasi",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "παλιοκατάσταση"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "kutyaszorító"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "slamasztika"
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "szorult/kínos/kellemetlen helyzet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "baj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "gond"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "kellemetlenség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "situazione difficile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "alt": "きゅうち",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyūchi",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "窮地"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "pōraruraru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "daśā",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "दशा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "bikaṭ prasaṅga",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "बिकट प्रसंग"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "āpatti",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "आपत्ति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "knipe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kłopotliwa sytuacja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apuro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zatrudnénije",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "затрудне́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zatrudnítelʹnoje položénije",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "затрудни́тельное положе́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "položenije",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "положение"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "aprieto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "word": "apuro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "atolladero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "predikament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 81 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
          "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bikaṭ prasaṅga",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बिकट प्रसंग"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "āpatti",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "आपत्ति"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "word": "knipe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kłopotliwa sytuacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apuro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatrudnénije",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "word": "затрудне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatrudnítelʹnoje položénije",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "затрудни́тельное положе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "položenije",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "положение"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "word": "aprieto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "word": "apuro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atolladero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "predikament"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "obehaglig situation"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skruta",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "скрута"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skrutne stanovyšče",
      "sense": "an unfortunate or trying position or condition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "скрутне становище"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "that which is predicated; a category",
      "word": "catégorie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which is predicated; a category",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kategorie"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "that which is predicated; a category",
      "word": "kategória"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "katehorija",
      "sense": "that which is predicated; a category",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "категорія"
    }
  ],
  "word": "predicament"
}

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