situation (n.)

  1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; the present international situation is dangerous; wondered how such a state of affairs had come about; eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation- Franklin D.Roosevelt

    [ Syn: state of affairs ]

  2. a condition or position in which you find yourself; the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils; found herself in a very fortunate situation

    [ Syn: position ]

  3. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; the dangerous situation developed suddenly; that's quite a situation; no human situation is simple'

  4. physical position in relation to the surroundings; the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides

    [ Syn: site ]

  5. a job in an organization; he occupied a post in the treasury

    [ Syn: position , post , berth , office , spot , billet , place ]

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