predicament 音标拼音: [prɪd'ɪkəmənt] [prid'ɪkəmənt]
n . 状态,穷境,困局
状态,穷境,困局
predicament n 1 :
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one ; "
finds himself in a most awkward predicament "; "
the woeful plight of homeless people " [
synonym : {
predicament }, {
quandary }, {
plight }]
Predicament \
Pre *
dic "
a *
ment \,
n . [
Cf .
F .
pr ['
e ]
dicament ,
L .
praedicamentum .
See {
Predicate }.]
1 .
A class or kind described by any definite marks ;
hence ,
condition ;
particular situation or state ;
especially ,
an unfortunate or trying position or condition . "
O woeful sympathy ;
piteous predicament !" --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Logic )
See {
Category }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Category ;
condition ;
state ;
plight .
[
1913 Webster ]
185 Moby Thesaurus words for "
predicament ":
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 ,
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 ,
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
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PREDICAMENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PREDICAMENT is the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication; specifically : category How to use predicament in a sentence
PREDICAMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PREDICAMENT definition: 1 an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of: 2 an unpleasant situation that is… Learn more
Predicament - definition of predicament by The Free Dictionary A predicament is a problematic situation about which one does not know what to do: "The wrenching predicament for conservation biologists is that endangered species reach the point of no return before their numbers fall to zero" (Cynthia Mills)
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Definition of predicament – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary (Definition of predicament from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
predicament | meaning of predicament in Longman Dictionary of . . . predicament meaning, definition, what is predicament: a difficult or unpleasant situation in w : Learn more
Predicament - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com If you're engaged to get married but suddenly fall in love with someone else, you have gotten yourself into quite a predicament A predicament is a difficult, confusing, and unpleasant situation The Greek word that predicament originally descends from means "a state of being "
PREDICAMENT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Predicament, though likewise capable of being used lightly, may also refer to a really crucial situation: Stranded in a strange city without money, he was in a predicament
PREDICAMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Part of this predicament stems from a lack of will, much of it from a lack of resources in an era of austerity
PREDICAMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you are in a predicament, you are in an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of