| NOUN | state | predicament, quandary, plight | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one |
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| Sounds | prihdih'kahmahnt; priydih'kahmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one. | |
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| Example | "finds himself in a most awkward predicament" | |
| Synonyms | quandary, plight | |
| Narrower | care | A cause for feeling concern |
| corner, box | A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible | |
| hot water | A dangerous or distressing predicament | |
| Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
| Spanish | aprieto, apuro, brete, dilema, predicamento | |
| Catalan | destret, dilema, predicament, tràngol | |
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