Associations to the word «Situation»

Wiktionary

SITUATION, noun. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
SITUATION, noun. The place in which something is situated; a location.
SITUATION, noun. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
SITUATION, noun. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
SITUATION, noun. (UK) A position of employment; a post.
SITUATION, noun. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
SITUATION AWARENESS, noun. Alternative form of situational awareness
SITUATION COMEDIES, noun. Plural of situation comedy
SITUATION COMEDY, noun. An episodic comedy television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation.

Dictionary definition

SITUATION, noun. 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.
SITUATION, noun. 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".
SITUATION, noun. A complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple".
SITUATION, noun. Physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides".
SITUATION, noun. A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca