predicament

//prɪˈdɪkəmənt//
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Noun

predicamentSingular
predicamentsPlural
1

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation from which there is no clear or easy way out.

She found herself in a predicament when she lost her wallet in a foreign country.

2

(Philosophy/Logic) In Aristotelian logic, one of the ten categories or classes to which all things can be reduced.

Aristotle classified all beings into ten predicaments, including substance, quantity, and quality.

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