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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult.
- noun Logic One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which is predicated; specifically, in the Aristotelian philos., one of the ten categories. See
category , 1. - noun A definite class, state, or condition.
- noun A dangerous or trying situation; an unpleasant position.
- noun Synonyms Position, plight, case.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition.
- noun (Logic) See
Category .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A definite class, state or condition.
- noun An
unfortunate ortrying position orcondition ; atight spot . - noun logic That which is predicated; a
category .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This time the predicament is a different one and knives are being sharpened.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Their predicament is unfortunate, since there are many emerging Internet and Web 2.0 legal technologies that can save law offices time and money by increasing efficiency and reducing costs, including:
Law & Technology 2009
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At the core of Joanna's predicament is a conflict of values, inherent in the affair itself, not just in its resolution.
Esther Perel: An Affair To Remember: What Happens In Couples After Someone Cheats? Part Two Esther Perel 2010
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The plight of people who have exhausted all 99 weeks of unemployment insurance available in some states -- the "99ers" -- has received some attention from Congress and the media, but mostly their predicament is regarded as an intractable and pitiful part of a bigger problem.
99ers: How Many People Have Run Out Of Unemployment Benefits? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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At the core of Joanna's predicament is a conflict of values, inherent in the affair itself, not just in its resolution.
Esther Perel: An Affair To Remember: What Happens In Couples After Someone Cheats? Part Two Esther Perel 2010
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At the core of Joanna's predicament is a conflict of values, inherent in the affair itself, not just in its resolution.
Esther Perel: An Affair To Remember: What Happens In Couples After Someone Cheats? Part Two Esther Perel 2010
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This could have been a great way to give some background metaphor characterization to Emma, but alas, her predicament is never fully explained beyond that; it's only mentioned that she has experienced loss.
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Their predicament is unfortunate, since there are many emerging Internet and Web 2.0 legal technologies that can save law offices time and money by increasing efficiency and reducing costs, including:
Legal Practice 2009
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At the core of Joanna's predicament is a conflict of values, inherent in the affair itself, not just in its resolution.
Esther Perel: An Affair To Remember: What Happens In Couples After Someone Cheats? Part Two Esther Perel 2010
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Their predicament is unfortunate, since there are many emerging Internet and Web 2.0 legal technologies that can save law offices time and money by increasing efficiency and reducing costs, including:
Related Words
synonyms (187)
Words with the same meaning
- adverse circumstances
- adversity
- affliction
- aggravation
- annoyance
- baffle
- bafflement
- bearings
- bewilderment
- bind
- blight
- blood
- bother
- box
- bracket
- branch
- breakers ahead
- bummer
- cardhouse
- care
- case
- case of need
- caste
- category
- cause for alarm
- circumstance
- clan
- class
- clutch
- complication
- condition
- confoundment
- confusion
- corner
- crisis
- cross
- crunch
- curse
- danger
- dangerous ground
- deep water
- difficult situation
- difficulties
- difficulty
- dilemma
- dire necessity
- discomposure
- disconcert
- disconcertedness
- disconcertion
- disconcertment
- disturbance
- division
- downer
- embarrassing position
- embarrassment
- emergency
- endangerment
- enigma
- estate
- exigence
- exigency
- fine how-do-you-do
- fix
- footing
- gaping chasm
- gathering clouds
- grade
- group
- grouping
- hard knocks
- hard life
- hard lot
- hardcase
- hardship
- hazard
- head
- heading
- hell to pay
- hobble
- hole
- hot
- hot water
- house of cards
- how-do-you-do
- imbroglio
- immediacy
- impasse
- imperative
- imperativeness
- imperilment
- in a bind
- irritation
- jam
- jeopardy
- kin
- label
- level
- location
- lot
- matter of necessity
- menace
- mess
- mix
- modality
- mode
- morass
- mystery
- nonplus
- order
- parlous straits
- pass
- peril
- perplexity
- perturbation
- pickle
- pigeonhole
- pinch
- place
- plight
- plunge
- position
- posture
- pother
- pressingness
- pressure
- pretty pass
- pretty pickle
- pretty predicament
- problem
- puzzle
- puzzlement
- quagmire
- quandary
- quicksand
- race
- rank
- rating
- riddle
- rigor
- risk
- rocks ahead
- rubric
- scrape
- sea of troubles
- section
- sept
- set
- situation
- slough
- spot
- squeeze
- standing
- state
- station
- status
- stew
- sticky wicket
- storm clouds
- strain
- strait
- straits
- stratum
- stress
- stress of life
- subdivision
- subgroup
- suborder
- swamp
- thin ice
- threat
- tight spot
- tight squeeze
- tightrope
- title
- trial
- tribulation
- tricky spot
- trouble
- troubles
- unassuredness
- unholy mess
- upset
- urgency
- urgent need
- vale of tears
- vicissitude
abcede commented on the word predicament
wla ba pong sentence ng predicament
December 27, 2009
abcede commented on the word predicament
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December 27, 2009