predicament
21predicament — [[t]prɪdɪ̱kəmənt[/t]] predicaments N COUNT: usu with supp If you are in a predicament, you are in an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of. Hank explained our predicament... The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.… …
22predicament — See predicament, dilemma …
23predicament — Synonyms and related words: adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, annoyance, baffle, bafflement, bearings, bewilderment, bind, blight, blood, bother, box, bracket, branch, breakers ahead, bummer, cardhouse, care, case, case… …
24predicament — [14] Predicament was originally a technical term in logic, denoting a ‘category of attributes which may be asserted of a thing’. It broadened out in the 16th century to ‘situation’, but it does not seem to have been until the 18th century that… …
25predicament — noun (C) a difficult or unpleasant situation in which you do not know what to do, or you have to make a difficult choice: There is no painless way out of America s current economic predicament …
26predicament — noun how did you ever get yourself into such a predicament Syn: difficult situation, mess, difficulty, plight, quandary, muddle, mare s nest; informal hole, fix, jam, pickle, scrape, bind, tight spot/corner, dilemma, can of worms …
27predicament — [14] Predicament was originally a technical term in logic, denoting a ‘category of attributes which may be asserted of a thing’. It broadened out in the 16th century to ‘situation’, but it does not seem to have been until the 18th century that… …
28predicament, dilemma — Predicament means a difficult, perplexing, dangerous, or unpleasant situation or condition: Having no room reservation put us into a predicament. A dilemma resembles a predicament with emphasis upon the puzzling and perplexing elements present:… …
29Predicament bondage — is the art of restraining a person by bondage in such a way that there is a limited number of positions in which they can be (usually two). Both of these positions are so uncomfortable or painful that they are forced to shift their weight or… …
30Predicament escape — A Predicament escape is any form of magic trick or escapology stunt in which the performer is trapped in a dangerous situation and is required to escape from it. Classic examples include the Table of Death, Houdini s Chinese Water Torture Cell,… …
