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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPredicament
/prɪˈdɛk.ə.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
"She was in a difficult predicament and didn't know who to ask for help."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'praedicamentum', meaning a category or condition, which evolved from 'praedicare' (to proclaim). In Late Latin and medieval philosophy, it referred to a category of being, but by the 16th century in English, the meaning shifted via Shakespearean usage to denote a difficult, trying, or unfortunate situation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Predicament" is said worldwide
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mauvais pas
Transliteration: mauvais pas
"Il s'est mis dans un sacré mauvais pas."
Dilemma
Transliteration: Dilemma
"Er steckt in einem echten Dilemma."
impiccio
Transliteration: impiccio
"Si è cacciato in un brutto impiccio."
apuro
Transliteration: apuro
"Se metió en un gran apuro."
apuro
Transliteration: apuro
"Ele se meteu em um apuro sério."
धर्मसंकट
Transliteration: dharmasankat
"वह एक अजीब धर्मसंकट में फँस गया।"
困境
Transliteration: kùnjìng
"他发现自己陷入了一个困境。"
곤경
Transliteration: gongyeong
"그는 큰 곤경에 처해 있다."
窮地
Transliteration: kyūchi
"彼女は厄介な窮地に陥った。"
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