state of affairs
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1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | absurd, the absurd, |
| definition | : | a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | acceptance, |
| definition | : | the state of being acceptable and accepted (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ballgame, new ballgame, |
| definition | : | a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | a demanding or stimulating situation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | childlessness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being without offspring (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | complication, |
| definition | : | a situation or condition that is complex or confused (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | crowding, |
| definition | : | a situation in which people or things are crowded together (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | disequilibrium, |
| definition | : | loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | element, |
| definition | : | the situation in which you are happiest and most effective (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | environment, |
| definition | : | the totality of surrounding conditions (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | equilibrium, |
| definition | : | a stable situation in which forces cancel one another (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | exclusion, |
| definition | : | the state of being excluded (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hotbed, |
| definition | : | a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | inclusion, |
| definition | : | the state of being included (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | intestacy, |
| definition | : | the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | picture, scene, |
| definition | : | a situation treated as an observable object (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | prison, prison house, |
| definition | : | a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | rejection, |
| definition | : | the state of being rejected (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | size, size of it, |
| definition | : | the actual state of affairs (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | square one, |
| definition | : | the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | status quo, |
| definition | : | the existing state of affairs (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | thing, |
| definition | : | a special situation (noun.state) |
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