Meaning & use

predicament

noun·Academic

A difficult, confusing, or unpleasant situation that is hard to find a way out of.

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Losing his passport the night before the flight left him in a real predicament.

The company found itself in a financial predicament after losing its biggest client.

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Predicament suggests a tricky situation with no easy solution, rather than simple bad luck.

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