predicament
noun
pre·dic·a·ment
pri-ˈdi-kə-mənt 
sense 1 is usually ˈpre-di-kə-
1
: the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
specifically
: category sense 1
Examples of predicament in a Sentence
The captain of archers fidgeted and coughed and rolled his eyes at his men, as if such cupidity and dishonor were an inevitable but minor aspect of the human predicament …
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Michael Chabon, New York Times Magazine, 6 May 2007
We saw photographs that week of buildings burning, stunned onlookers, dust-covered firemen. Very few pictures conveyed the fact that people just like us, our fellow passengers on the subway, suddenly found themselves in a mortal predicament and many died horribly.
—Garrison Keillor, New York Times Book Review, 3 Sept. 2006
The President found himself in the backwash of earlier deals, and the demands of secrecy made his predicament the more vexing.
—Taylor Branch, Parting the Waters, 1988
The governor has gotten himself into quite a predicament.
I don't know how to get out of the predicament I'm in.
Michael Chabon, New York Times Magazine, 6 May 2007
We saw photographs that week of buildings burning, stunned onlookers, dust-covered firemen. Very few pictures conveyed the fact that people just like us, our fellow passengers on the subway, suddenly found themselves in a mortal predicament and many died horribly.
—Garrison Keillor, New York Times Book Review, 3 Sept. 2006
The President found himself in the backwash of earlier deals, and the demands of secrecy made his predicament the more vexing.
—Taylor Branch, Parting the Waters, 1988
The governor has gotten himself into quite a predicament.
I don't know how to get out of the predicament I'm in.
Recent Examples on the Web
Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
But by making plain that the students were a token in his trade war, Trump only increased the uncertainty of their predicament.
—Lavender Au, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Lee’s assessment of this predicament is representative of the views of not only most Southeast Asian countries but also much of the world.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
This predicament is especially painful for Kings fans who haven’t made peace with the decisions to trade Fox, Haliburton and Mitchell.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
But by making plain that the students were a token in his trade war, Trump only increased the uncertainty of their predicament.
—Lavender Au, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Lee’s assessment of this predicament is representative of the views of not only most Southeast Asian countries but also much of the world.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
This predicament is especially painful for Kings fans who haven’t made peace with the decisions to trade Fox, Haliburton and Mitchell.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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“Predicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predicament. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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predicament
noun
pre·dic·a·ment
pri-ˈdik-ə-mənt
: a difficult, puzzling, or trying situation : fix
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