daɪˈlɛmə pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt ˈkwɒn.də.ɹi ˈkwɑn.də.ɹi ˈkwɔn.də.ɹi state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one finds himself in a most awkward predicament the woeful plight of homeless people