state of affairs

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state of affairs > noun, state
Meaning	The general state of things. The combination of circumstances at a given time.
Examples	"wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"
Synonyms	situation
Broader	state
Narrower	absurd, the absurd; acceptance; ballgame, new ballgame; challenge; childlessness; complication; crowding; disequilibrium; element; environment; equilibrium; exclusion; goldfish bowl, fish bowl, fishbowl; hotbed; inclusion; intestacy; picture, scene; prison, prison house; rejection; size, size of it; square one; status quo; thing