predicament

Other forms of predicament

plural

predicaments·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about predicament

What does predicament mean?

predicament means "a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one".

How many syllables are in predicament?

predicament has 4 syllables: pre-dic-a-ment. The stress falls on "dic". In IPA it is /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/.

What is another word for predicament?

Close synonyms include quandary, plight. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is predicament a common word?

predicament is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.