situation

Noun (5)situations

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”Synonyms: state of affairsType of stateKinds thing, environment, picture, challenge, equilibrium, status quo, complication, acceptance, size, prison +13 more
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”Synonyms: positionType of condition, statusKinds place, clusterfuck, poverty trap, soup, stymie
3. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty“the dangerous situation developed suddenly”“that's quite a situation”“no human situation is simple”Type of difficulty, difficultnessKinds crisis, deadlock, nightmare, hot potato, purgatory, crunch, Mexican standoff, no-win situation, swamp, urgency +8 more
4. physical position in relation to the surroundings“the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides”Synonyms: siteType of position, placeKinds active site, antigenic determinant, locus of infection, close quarters, restriction site, locus
5. a job in an organization“he occupied a post in the treasury”Synonyms: positionpostberthofficeplaceType of occupation, businessKinds professorship, legation, apprenticeship, academicianship, bishopry, accountantship, proctorship, public office, khanate, captainship +96 more