- pre·dic·a·ment
- /prıˈdıkəmənt/ noun, pl -ments [count]: a difficult or unpleasant situation
The governor has gotten himself into quite a predicament.
I don't know how to get out of the predicament I'm in.
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pre|dic|a|ment — «prih DIHK uh muhnt», noun. 1. an unpleasant, difficult, or dangerous situation: »She was in a predicament when she missed the last train home. 2. any condition, state, or situation. 3. that which can be predicated; attribute. 4. Logic. one of… … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
dic — ad·dic·tion; ae·dic·u·la; ae·dic·u·lar; an·a·car·dic; ap·o·dic·tic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar; ap·pen·dic·u·la·ta; ap·pen·dic·u·late; ar·che·dic·ty·on; as·ci·dic·o·lous; as·dic; ben·e·dic·tin·ism; ben·e·dic·tion; ben·e·dic·tive; ben·e·dic·to·ry;… … English syllables
ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… … English syllables
predicament — pre·dic·a·ment … English syllables
predicament — pre•dic•a•ment [[t]prɪˈdɪk ə mənt[/t]] for 1; [[t]ˈprɛd ɪ kə [/t]] for 2 n. 1) an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation 2) pho a class or category of logical or philosophical predication • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL… … From formal English to slang
predicament — pre|dic|a|ment [prıˈdıkəmənt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: praedicamentum, from praedicare; PREDICATE2] a difficult or unpleasant situation in which you do not know what to do, or in which you have to make a difficult choice ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
predicament — pre|dic|a|ment [ pri dıkamənt ] noun count a difficult or unpleasant situation that is not easy to get out of: I understood her predicament, but there was nothing I could do. in a predicament: If everyone had followed the rules, we would not be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Antepredicament — An te*pre*dic a*ment, n. (Logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
