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Common collocations with predicament in American Collocation

predicament noun countable

US /ˈpriˈdɪkɑmənt/

very bad

appalling
desperate
dire
dreadful
perilous
precarious
terrible

We can feed the vulnerable children, but food alone will not solve their dire predicament.

difficult or embarrassing

awkward
embarrassing
unfortunate
unpleasant

He has put himself in a very awkward predicament.

current

current
present

Indeed she is partly responsible for the country’s present predicament.

be in a predicament

be caught in
be in
be stuck in
face

Midwives face an appalling predicament when women refuse a caesarean in the late stages of labour.

understand a predicament

appreciate
realize
understand

We then realized our unfortunate predicament: there was no way we could get back in time.

describe a predicament

describe
explain

I called the breakdown service and explained my predicament.

solve a predicament

escape
overcome
solve

She offered him an opportunity to escape his predicament.

make a predicament worse

worsen

The company’s predicament was worsened by delivery problems.