noun
predicament
prih-DIK-uh-munt/prɪˈdɪkəmənt/
A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Locked outside in the rain, he faces an awkward predicament.
Etymology
The declaring root connects to an asserted quality or category, the word's original philosophical use. From the broader meaning of a state or situation, it developed the specifically negative sense of an unpleasant or trying situation.
In context
That's a real inner conflict that that kind of predicament puts the receiving partner in. They're conflicted between these loyalties.