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A difficult or awkward situation.

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predicament

The lost key left them in an awkward predicament.
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Three unanswered messages from the venue manager seemed ominous to the organizers of a weekend craft fair. When they learned that the hall would be unavailable, they faced a predicament: vendors were arriving in two days, and no replacement space had been confirmed.
From When One Change Leads to Another.
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