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How to pronounce predicament in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms plight, quandary
Type of difficulty
Has types box, care, corner, hot water


finds himself in a most awkward predicament.

Examples of predicament

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I wonder if those scenes didn't make Joan's predicament seem even more poignant.
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She said Paramount has not lived up to its commitments, given their predicament.
From the washingtontimes.com
It was their absence that put the Sabres in this predicament in the first place.
From the buffalonews.com
James Studer says freezing weather just adds misery to his homeless predicament.
From the toledoblade.com
Beijing's predicament is that developers are building the wrong type of housing.
From the forbes.com
Does this mean that the predicament of America's secretary of state is hopeless?
From the economist.com
The predicament for first-home seekers is now worse than it was during the boom.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Imagine Mick Malthouse or Ross Lyon having to deal with his current predicament.
From the couriermail.com.au
Use your experience to avoid falling into the same predicament in your next job.
From the edition.cnn.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • "A Predicament" is a humorous short story by Edgar Allan Poe, usually combined with its companion piece "How to Write a Blackwood Article." It was originally titled "The Scythe of Time".
  • A definite class, state or condition; An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot; That which is predicated; a category
  • Noun. A serious and long standing problem
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  • The wage of consistency.
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  • Egocentric predicament