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state of affairs vs fish bowl

fish bowl vs state of affairs

state of affairs and fish bowl both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state of affairs Yes No No No
fish bowl Yes No No No
As nouns, fish bowl is a hyponym of state of affairs; that is, fish bowl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state of affairs:
  • state of affairs: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
  • fish bowl: a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
state of affairs (noun) fish bowl (noun)
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
Difference between state of affairs and fish bowl

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