A difficult situation or problem that is anticipated or expected to occur before it actually happens.
From 'fore-' (before) + 'predicament' (from Latin praedicamentum, meaning a condition or category). The compound suggests a troublesome situation foreseen in advance.
This rare word captures something philosophers love: knowing trouble is coming but being unable to prevent it—it's the essence of Greek tragedy, where characters see their doom approaching and can't escape it.
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