situation meaning and definition

SITUATION noun

Definition of situation (noun)

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 affairs
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: position
3. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
   • "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
4. physical position in relation to the surroundings
   • "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
   • synonyms: site
5. a job in an organization
   • "he occupied a post in the treasury"
   • synonyms: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, spot