Situation - Definition

n 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 [syn:
situation, 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" [syn: situation, 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"
[syn: site, situation]
5: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office,
spot, billet, place, situation]