Problem vs Predicament - What's the difference?
problem | predicament |
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
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A puzzling circumstance.
Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
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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
(logic) That which is predicated; a category.
As nouns the difference between problem and predicament
is that problem is a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with while predicament is a definite class, state or condition.As an adjective problem
is difficult to train or guide; unruly.problem
English
(wikipedia problem)Alternative forms
* probleme (obsolete)Noun
(en-noun)Nicole Vulser
Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies, passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem : maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}
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* * * 1000 English basic words ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Noun
predicament
English
Alternative forms
* (chiefly obsolete)Noun
(en noun)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.}}
