PREDICAMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

Example:

the woeful plight of homeless people

Synonyms:

plight; predicament; quandary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("predicament" is a kind of...):

difficulty (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "predicament"):

care (a cause for feeling concern)

box; corner (a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible)

hot water (a dangerous or distressing predicament)