Predicament

Definitions

1. A definite class, state or condition.
2. An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
3. That which is predicated; a category.

Equivalents

Examples

“Culture, for me, is the effort to provide⟳ a coherent set⟳ of answers to the existential predicaments that confront all human beings in the passage of their life.”

“The Midlanders will hope⟳ the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have⟳ hit the buffers, but the sense⟳ of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.”

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