Hypertext Webster Gateway: "predicament"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Predicament \Pre*dic"a*ment\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]dicament, L.
praedicamentum. See {Predicate}.]
1. A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence,
condition; particular situation or state; especially, an
unfortunate or trying position or condition. ``O woeful
sympathy; piteous predicament!'' --Shak.
2. (Logic) See {Category}.
Syn: Category; condition; state; plight.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
predicament
n : a situation from which extrication is difficult especially
an unpleasant or trying one: "finds himself in a most
awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless
people" [syn: {quandary}, {plight}]
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