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situation vs state

state vs situation

situation and state both are nouns.

situation is not a verb while state is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
situation Yes No No No
state Yes No Yes No
As nouns, state is a hypernym of situation; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than situation:
  • situation: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
  • state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
situation (noun) state (noun)
a job in an organization the way something is with respect to its main attributes
physical position in relation to the surroundings a politically organized body of people under a single government
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
a condition or position in which you find yourself the territory occupied by a nation
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
situation (verb) state (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
Difference between situation and state

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