predicament
pre·di·ca·ment
noun
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”
Origin
From Middle English predicament, from Old French predicament, from Late Latin praedicāmentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category”).
Phrases
- can of worms
- egocentric predicament
- kettle of fish
- predicament bondage
- tight spot
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