predicament

== English == === Alternative forms === prædicament (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ Rhymes: -ɪkəmənt === Noun === predicament (plural predicaments) A definite class, state or condition. An unfortunate or trying position or condition. Synonyms: tight spot; see also Thesaurus: difficult situation (logic) That which is predicated; a category. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== preach predicate ==== Translations ==== === See also === can of worms difficulty kettle of fish tight spot trouble === Further reading === “predicament”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “predicament”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “predicament”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French prédicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pre.di.kaˈment/ === Noun === predicament n (plural predicamente) predicament ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “predicament”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026