State Of Affairs (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The professor thoroughly analyzed the current state of affairs in the rapidly changing business environment.
- The government official assessed the dire state of affairs in the war-torn country.
- The manager discussed the need for change in addressing the current state of affairs within the company.
- Critics questioned how such a state of affairs had come about in the supposed model of civic governance.
- Many citizens were disillusioned with the present state of affairs and were seeking radical reforms.