Situation

Of state.   May also be referred to as state of affairs.

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.

This concept's ID is @1~70128

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  • equilibrium 8 facts

    A stable situation in which forces cancel one another.

  • acceptance 7 facts

    The state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the...

  • environment 7 facts

    The totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of...

  • rejection 4 facts

    The state of being rejected.

  • exclusion 2 facts

    The state of being excluded.

  • inclusion 2 facts

    The state of being included.

  • crowding 1 facts

    A situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding...

  • disequilibrium 1 facts

    Loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh...

  • thing 0 facts

    A special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing".

  • challenge 0 facts

    A demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian...

  • ballgame 0 facts

    A particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV...

  • complication 0 facts

    A situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious co...

  • childlessness 0 facts

    The condition of being without offspring.

  • element 0 facts

    The situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element".

  • fishbowl 0 facts

    A state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bo...

  • hotbed 0 facts

    A situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a...

  • intestacy 0 facts

    The situation of being or dying without a legally valid will.

  • picture 0 facts

    A situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the...

  • prison 0 facts

    A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement.

  • size 0 facts

    The actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about...

  • status quo 0 facts

    The existing state of affairs.

  • square one 0 facts

    The situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts...

  • absurd 0 facts

    A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential...