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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A troublesomely awkward or embarrassing situation.
- noun A matter to be reckoned with.
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- noun idiomatic An
awkward situation ; apredicament . - noun idiomatic A situation which is recognized as
different from or as analternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarilyunfavorable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
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