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predicament
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predicament
(noun)
predicament
/prɪ
ˈ
dɪkəmənt/
noun
plural
predicaments
predicament
/prɪ
ˈ
dɪkəmənt/
noun
plural
predicaments
Britannica Dictionary definition of PREDICAMENT
[
count
]
:
a difficult or unpleasant situation
The governor has gotten himself into quite a
predicament
.
I don't know how to get out of the
predicament
I'm in.
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