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Meaning of predicament in English
Pronunciation
/prəˈdɪkəmənt/
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Noun
predicament
Etymology
late Middle English (in predicament (sense 2)): from late Latin praedicamentum‘something predicated’ (rendering Greek katēgoria‘category’), from Latin praedicare (see predicate). From the sense ‘category’ arose the sense ‘state of being, condition’; hence ‘unpleasant situation’
Definitions
1.
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Examples
« finds himself in a most awkward predicament »
« the woeful plight of homeless people »