predicament

nounattested in dialogue

//pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt//

A definite class, state or condition.

noun

1
A definite class, state or condition.
2
An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
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.
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.
3
That which is predicated; a category.

Etymology

From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).

Forms

plural: predicaments

precision · The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact…predator · Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other…predecessor · One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state,…

predicament · A definite class, state or condition.

predict · To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a…predictable · Able to be predicted.prediction · A statement of what will happen in the future.

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