predicament

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈdɪkəmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɪˈdɪkəmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pri dik′ə mənt for 1, 3; pred′i kə mənt for 2)


Collocations for "predicament"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "predicament" in context.

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predicament

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [similar, little, minor, huge, sticky, tricky] predicament
  2. [an environmental, an economic, a social, a political] predicament
  3. the predicament of [having, being, waiting]
  4. [caused, created, posed] a predicament
  5. [resolve, sort out, overcome] the predicament
  6. we [explained, pointed out] our predicament
  7. is a predicament for [directors, politicians, students, buyers]
  8. was in a predicament [when, after, following]
  9. [landed, got] themselves into a predicament
  10. are facing a (tricky) predicament
  11. I'm in a (tricky) predicament
  12. has gotten herself into quite the predicament
'predicament' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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