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situation - Dictionary definition and meaning for situation

SITUATION

  • (noun) a job in an organization

    "he occupied a post in the treasury"

    synonyms : berth , billet , office , place , position , post , spot

  • (noun) physical position in relation to the surroundings

    "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

    synonyms : site

  • (noun) 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"

    synonyms : position

  • (noun) 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"

    synonyms : state of affairs

  • (noun) a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

    "the dangerous situation developed suddenly", "that's quite a situation", "no human situation is simple"

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