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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pre·dic·a·ment /prɪˈdɪkəmənt, ||ˈprɛdɪkə-/
 狀態,窮境,困局

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pre·dic·a·ment n.
 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!”
 2. Logic See Category.
 Syn: -- Category; condition; state; plight.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]