predicament
/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/
predicament noun: a definite class, state or condition.
Noun
predicament (plural predicaments)
- A definite class, state or condition.
- 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.1978, Daniel Bell, The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, page xv (20th edition)
- 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.2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- tight spot
- That which is predicated; a category.
predicament meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
predicament in Hindi
- an unfortunate or trying position or condition
- दुर्दशा durdaśā
predicament in Tamil
- இக்கட்டான சூழ்நிலை, இரண்டும்கெட்டான் நிலை
predicament in Marathi
- a definite class, state or condition
- दशा daśā
- an unfortunate or trying position or condition
- दशा daśā, बिकट प्रसंग bikaṭ prasaṅga, आपत्ति āpatti
predicament in Urdu
- predicament, plight, crisis
- درگت durgat
More languagesFewer languages
- predicament in Bengali
- বিপজ্জনক, অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থা
- predicament in Malayalam
- കഷ്ടസ്ഥിതി, വിഷമസ്ഥിതി, ദുർദ്ദശ
- predicament in Kannada
- ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟು, ಇಕ್ಕಟ್ಟು, ಪೇಚು, ಆಪತ್ತು
Examples of predicament in a sentence
- But the club’s predicament owes more to the topsy-turviness of Russian soccer than to some historic hoodoo.
- Gordon Brown's predicament is an action replay of the last days of John Major, and then some.
- After Grace had left, Bessy began to ponder about her mayonnaiseless predicament.
Synonyms of predicament
Forms of predicament
| plural | predicaments |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | prædicament |
Origin of predicament
From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).
Words formed from predicament
Words that rhyme with predicament
Questions about predicament
- What does predicament mean?
- Predicament means a definite class, state or condition.
- What is predicament in Hindi?
- Predicament in Hindi is दुर्दशा (durdaśā). See Predicament meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is predicament?
- Predicament is a noun.
- How do you pronounce predicament?
- Predicament is pronounced /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/.
- What is the plural of predicament?
- The plural of predicament is predicaments.
Words near predicament in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: predicament (page history and authors); predicament (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); درگت (Urdu) (page history and authors); predicament (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predicament (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predicament (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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