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situation > 5 senses
NOUN1situation, state of affairsThe general state of things
2situation, positionA condition or position in which you find yourself
3situationA complex or critical or unusual difficulty
4situation, sitePhysical position in relation to the surroundings
5situation, position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, placeA job in an organization
situation > pronunciation
Soundssih.chuwey'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
situation > noun 1, state
MeaningThe general state of things. The combination of circumstances at a given time.
Examples"the present international situation is dangerous"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
Synonymsstate of affairs
Narroweracceptance; ballgame, new ballgame; challenge; childlessness; complication; crowding; disequilibrium; element; environment; equilibrium; exclusion; goldfish bowl, fish bowl, fishbowl; hotbed; inclusion; picture, scene; prison, prison house; rejection; size, size of it; square one; status quo; thing
Broaderstate
situation > noun 2, state
MeaningA condition or position in which you find yourself.
Examples"the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
Synonymsposition
Narrowerplace, shoes; poverty trap; soup; stymie
Broadercondition, status
situation > noun 3, state
MeaningA complex or critical or unusual difficulty.
Examples"the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
Narrowerconflict of interest; crisis; crunch; hornet's nest, hornets' nest; hot potato; how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do; imbroglio, embroilment; Mexican standoff; nightmare, incubus; no-win situation; pass, strait, straits; purgatory; swamp; time bomb, ticking bomb; tinderbox; urgency; deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill; quicksand
Broaderdifficulty
situation > noun 4, location
MeaningPhysical position in relation to the surroundings.
Synonymssite
Narroweractive site; locus; locus of infection; restriction site
Broaderposition, place
Verbssituate
situation > noun 5, act
MeaningA job in an organization.
Synonymsposition, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place
Narroweracademicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; attorneyship; bailiffship; bishopry; cadetship; caliphate; captainship, captaincy; cardinalship; chairmanship; chancellorship; chaplaincy, chaplainship; chieftaincy, chieftainship; clerkship; commandership, commandery; comptrollership; consulship; controllership; councillorship, councilorship; counselorship, counsellorship; curacy; curatorship; custodianship; deanship, deanery; directorship; discipleship; editorship; eldership; emirate; fatherhood; fatherhood; foremanship; generalship; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgship, judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; receivership; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood
Broaderoccupation, business, job, line of work, line

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