state of affairs
state of affairs noun: a specific situation; a set of circumstances.
Noun
state of affairs (plural states of affairs)
- A specific situation; a set of circumstances.
- His uncooperative attitude creates a difficult state of affairs for all of us.
- Now this doubtness is an unhappy state of affairs to the lover of the steam locomotive, but we cannot, like the proverbial ostrich, bury our heads in the sand and refuse to face facts.1950 January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 13
state of affairs meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Vietnamese
state of affairs in Hindi
- state of affairs
- सूरत-ए-हाल sūrat-e-hāl
state of affairs in Tamil
- நடப்பு
state of affairs in Vietnamese
- specific situation
- tình hình
Forms of state of affairs
| plural | states of affairs |
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Questions about state of affairs
- What does state of affairs mean?
- State of affairs means a specific situation; a set of circumstances.
- What is state of affairs in Hindi?
- State of affairs in Hindi is सूरत-ए-हाल (sūrat-e-hāl). See State of affairs meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is state of affairs?
- State of affairs is a noun.
- What is the plural of state of affairs?
- The plural of state of affairs is states of affairs.
Words near state of affairs in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: state of affairs (page history and authors); सूरत-ए-हाल (Hindi) (page history and authors); state of affairs (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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