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predicament

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a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
  • if you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament

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“Predicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicament. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.

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