situation

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt
  2. noun a condition or position in which you find yourself
  3. noun a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

Etymology

From Middle English situacioun, situacion, from Middle French situation, from Medieval Latin situatio (“position, situation”), from situare (“to locate, place”), from Latin situs (“a site”). By surface analysis, situate + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

state of affairs

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
state
Narrower (hyponyms)
environment, thing, square one, inclusion, challenge, exclusion

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