What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Predicament vs Mare - What's the difference?

predicament | mare |

As nouns the difference between predicament and mare

is that predicament is a definite class, state or condition while mare is tide (periodic change of sea level).

predicament

English

Alternative forms

* (chiefly obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A definite class, state or condition.
  • An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1978 , author= , title=The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism , page=xv (20th edition) , passage=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.}}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 10 , author=Marc Higginson , title=Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=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.}}
  • (logic) That which is predicated; a category.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * preach * predicate

    See also

    * can of worms * difficulty * kettle of fish * tight spot * trouble

    References

    * * *

    mare

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) mare, mere, from (etyl) mere, . Alternative etymology cites derivation via (etyl) mere, miere'', from (etyl) ), from (etyl) ''markos'' (compare (etyl) march), from Iranian ''marikas'' (compare Old Persian ''marikas'' 'male, manly'), from ''maryas'' (compare Avestan ''mairya'' 'man; male animal'); akin to Sanskrit ''máryas 'young man; stallion'. More at marry.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An adult female horse.
  • *
  • *:But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶.
  • A foolish woman.
  • *2007 , Hester Browne, Little Lady, Big Apple
  • *:The silly mare phoned your mother, talking about applying for a mortgage, and we don't want that, do we?
    • Antonyms
    * stallion and gelding refer to adult male horses (a colt refers to an immature one)
    Coordinate terms
    * (adult female horse) foal and filly refer to younger horses, pony can refer to adult horses of either gender under a certain height.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) mare, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) A type of evil spirit thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep; a nightmare.
  • (UK, colloquial) (Shortening of (nightmare)) A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.
    • I'm having a complete mare today.
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (maria)
  • (planetology) A dark, large circular plain; a “sea”.
  • (planetology) On Saturn's moon Titan, a large expanse of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ----