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[ noun ] the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Synonyms Examples "the present international situation is dangerous" "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)I use this term to mean three things : a search for the human significance of an event or state_of_affairs , a tendency to look_at wholes rather_than parts , and a tendency to respond to these events and wholes with feeling . Related terms state thing environment picture crisis challenge equilibrium status_quo complication nightmare rejection acceptance purgatory prison size exclusion hot_potato mexican_standoff inclusion imbroglio square_one pass element disequilibrium swamp hotbed crowding tinderbox fish_bowl crunch how-do-you-do urgency no-win_situation ballgame conflict_of_interest childlessness |
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