different between predicament vs occurrence
predicament
English
Alternative forms
- prædicament (chiefly obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French, from Late Latin praedicamentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category, Medieval Latin also a preaching, discourse”), from Latin praedicare (“to declare, proclaim, predicate”); see predicate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???d?k?m?nt/
Noun
predicament (plural predicaments)
- A definite class, state or condition.
- An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot.
- (logic) That which is predicated; a category
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:difficult situation
Related terms
- preach
- predicate
Translations
See also
- can of worms
- difficulty
- kettle of fish
- tight spot
- trouble
References
- predicament in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- predicament in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- predicament at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Etymology
From French prédicament.
Noun
predicament n (plural predicamente)
- predicament
Declension
predicament From the web:
- what predicament means
- what does predicament mean
- predicament define
- definition predicament
occurrence
English
Etymology
From Middle French occurrence, from Medieval Latin occurrentia.
Morphologically occur +? -ence.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??k???n(t)s/, /??k????n(t)s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??k??n(t)s/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??k???n(t)s/, /??k????n(t)s/
- In accents without the hurry-furry merger, /??/ is nevertheless occasionally heard through influence of occur.
Noun
occurrence (plural occurrences)
- An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.
- Antonym: state
- Hyponyms: accomplishment, achievement, activity
Usage notes
- This word is often misspelled occurence, occurrance or occurance.
Related terms
- recurrence
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.ky.???s/
Noun
occurrence f (plural occurrences)
- occurrence
Derived terms
- en l'occurrence
Further reading
- “occurrence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
occurrence From the web:
- what occurrence means
- what occurrence represents an example of evolution
- what occurrence of frameshift mutations are the results
- what occurrence will likely to happen
- what occurrences should be reported to riddor
- what is meant by occurrence
- what does occurrence mean
- what do occurrence mean
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