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situation
noun(sit-u-a-tion)a condition or position in which you find yourself
Synonyms: position,
Examples:
The unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils.
Found herself in a very fortunate situation.
Found herself in a very fortunate situation.
situation
noun(sit-u-a-tion)a job in an organization
situation
noun(sit-u-a-tion)the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Synonyms: state of affairs,
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.
Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation.
situation
noun(sit-u-a-tion)a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Examples:
The dangerous situation developed suddenly.
That's quite a situation.
No human situation is simple.
That's quite a situation.
No human situation is simple.