| has gloss | (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, state of affairs |
| has gloss | eng: The state of affairs is that combination of circumstances applying within a society or group at a particular time. The current state of affairs may be considered acceptable by many observers, but not necessarily by all. The state of affairs may present a challenge, or be complicated, or contain a conflict of interest. The status quo represents the existing state of affairs. Unresolved difficulties or disagreements concerning the state of affairs can provoke a crisis. Dispute resolution is naturally desired, and naturally provided, by forms of inclusive social interaction, such as consensus decision-making, which adapt, but not conveniently, from a family or tribal model to encompass a global scope. Current knowledge and discussion about the state of affairs is communicated through the media. |
| lexicalization | eng: situation |
| lexicalization | eng: State of affairs |
| subclass of | (noun) the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
state |
| has subclass | (noun) a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
the absurd, absurd |
| has subclass | (noun) the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
acceptance |
| has subclass | (noun) a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame"
ballgame, new ballgame |
| has subclass | (noun) a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
challenge |
| has subclass | (noun) the condition of being without offspring
childlessness |
| has subclass | (noun) a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication"
complication |
| has subclass | (noun) a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach"
crowding |
| has subclass | (noun) loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
disequilibrium |
| has subclass | (noun) the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element"
element |
| has subclass | (noun) the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
environment |
| has subclass | (noun) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
equilibrium |
| has subclass | (noun) the state of being excluded
exclusion |
| has subclass | (noun) a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl"
goldfish bowl, fishbowl, fish bowl |
| has subclass | (noun) a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"
hotbed |
| has subclass | (noun) the state of being included
inclusion |
| has subclass | (noun) the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
intestacy |
| has subclass | (noun) a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
scene, picture |
| has subclass | (noun) a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
prison, prison house |
| has subclass | (noun) the state of being rejected
rejection |
| has subclass | (noun) the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
size of it, size |
| has subclass | (noun) the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"
square one |
| has subclass | (noun) the existing state of affairs
status quo |
| has subclass | (noun) a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
thing |