predicament

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #15069

Meanings

1

noun
A difficult or unpleasant situation that is hard to get out of.

He found himself in an awkward predicament with no money and no way home.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a difficult or unpleasant... quandarytight spot

More plight

Word family

Forms predicaments

Derived forms antepredicamentpredicamental

Related forms difficulty preach predicate trouble

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Phrases (1)

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awkward predicament
an uncomfortable or embarrassing difficulty that is hard to escape

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).

*deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European predicament Middle English praedicāmentum la-lat

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Describing Qualities

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# predicament

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 15069

## Meanings
1. A difficult or unpleasant situation that is hard to get out of.

## Examples
- He found himself in an awkward predicament with no money and no way home.

## Synonyms
- plight

## Derived Forms
- antepredicament
- predicamental

## Related Forms
- difficulty
- preach
- predicate
- trouble

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *deyḱ-
- Root: predicament
- Root: praedicāmentum

## Etymology
From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).

## AI Etymology
Predicament comes from Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”). The historical chain includes *deyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European), predicament (Middle English), predicament (Old French), praedicāmentum (la-lat). In present-day English it covers a difficult or unpleasant situation that is hard to get out of. The wider family includes derived forms such as antepredicament, predicamental and related forms such as difficulty, preach, predicate, trouble.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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