predicament
31predicament — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praedicamentum, from praedicare Date: 14th century 1. the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication; specifically category 1 2. condition, state; especially a difficult,… …
32PRÉDICAMENT — n. m. T. de Logique Catégorie, ordre, rang, classe où les philosophes scolastiques avaient coutume de ranger tous les êtres, selon leur genre et leur espèce. L’être est le premier de tous les prédicaments. Il est vieux …
33predicament — noun /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ a) A definite class, state or condition. b) An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot. See Also: preach, predicate …
34predicament — pre|di|ca|ment Mot Agut Nom masculí …
35predicament — pre·dic·a·ment || prɪ dɪkÉ™mÉ™nt n. difficult situation; unpleasant situation; something that is confirmed; something that is approved …
36predicament — [prɪ dɪkəm(ə)nt] noun 1》 a difficult situation. 2》 Philosophy each of the ten categories in Aristotelian logic. Origin ME (orig. in sense category , later state of being , hence difficult situation ): from late L. praedicamentum something… …
37predicament — n. 1. Situation (especially a bad situation), condition, state, position, posture, attitude, plight, case. 2. (Colloq.) Pass, pinch, push, extremity, exigency, emergency, conjuncture. 3. (Log.) Category, head of predication …
38predicament — n 1. trying situation, trial, embarrassment, Sl. hot seat, hot spot, hot water, stew, Inf. dead end; crisis, conjuncture, fix, impasse, deadlock, crux, hitch, rub, bind; All Inf. clutch, jam, fix, scrape, corner, hole, box, mess, pretty kettle of …
39predicament — pre·dic·a·ment …
40predicament — noun Syn: difficulty, mess, plight, quandary, muddle, dilemma; informal hole, fix, jam, pickle …
