situation
     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: {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: {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}]
     5: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
        treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {spot},
         {billet}, {place}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0