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US
/pɹiˈdɪkəmənt, pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/
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[ UK /pɹɪdˈɪkəmənt/ ]
[ UK /pɹɪdˈɪkəmənt/ ]
NOUN
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a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
the woeful plight of homeless people
finds himself in a most awkward predicament
How To Use predicament In A Sentence
- The political analyst Nikolai Petrov has described Mr. Putin's predicament using the chess term "zugzwang," in which a player sees only moves that will damage his position, and yet does not have the option of passing. NYT > Home Page
- To deepen his predicament, because he is single, his advisers and confidants are generally undomesticated guys just like him. Where Have The Good Men Gone?
- Charcoal burning was represented as a legitimate way out of the person's financial predicaments.
- Reeking of managerial sub-thinking, the words chosen to sum up the new policy also sum up the current predicament of the party as a whole: stuck in the middle, unambitious and lazy.
- This time the predicament is a different one and knives are being sharpened. Archive 2008-06-01
- Now she knew at least two other souls who were in the same predicament as her, as Myrddin and Taliesin were also everlasting. THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE
- Thus, there is the serious predicament of an insecurity complex that cannot be easily resolved.
- That was all he said, a string of words said in a broken whisper which made no sense when put in the context of our predicament.
- was now awake to the reality of his predicament
- It is impossible not to feel sympathy for those caught up in this mess - few of whom can be blamed for their predicament.
