- predicament, quandary, plight - 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"
--1 is a kind of difficulty
--1 has particulars: care; corner, box; hot water - dilemma, quandary - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
--2 is a kind of perplexity
--2 has particulars: double bind