Status vs. Situation: What's the Difference?
Status and Situation Definitions
Status
Position relative to that of others; standing
Her status is that of a guest.
Situation
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
Status
High standing; prestige
A position of status in the community.
Situation
A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances
We don't want this minor gaffe to turn into a situation.
Status
(Law) The legal character or condition of a person or thing
The status of a minor.
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Situation
The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings
The town's situation on the river.
Status
The state of affairs; the situation
What is the status of the negotiations?.
Situation
Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances
Their family's situation deteriorated during the recession.
Status
A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
Situation
A position of employment; a post
Found a nice situation with a software company.
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Status
Or high standing.
Situation
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.
Status
A situation or state of affairs.
What's the status of the investigation?
New York is known for its status as a financial center.
Situation
The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank.
Status
(legal) The legal condition of a person or thing.
Situation
The place in which something is situated; a location.
Status
The state (of a Canadian First Nations person) of being registered under the Indian Act.
He is a status Indian.
Situation
Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
Status
(social networking) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
Situation
(UK) A position of employment; a post.
Status
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Situation
A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
Boss, we've got a situation here…
Status
State; condition; position of affairs.
Situation
An individual movie theater.
Status
The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society;
He had the status of a minor
The novel attained the status of a classic
Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
Situation
(slang) An outfit, garment, or look.
She is working some sort of amazing burgundy chiffon situation with gold piping.
Status
A state at a particular time;
A condition (or state) of disrepair
The current status of the arms negotiations
Situation
Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.
Situation
Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case.
A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity.
Situation
Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene.
There's situation for you! there's an heroic group!
Situation
Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government.
Situation
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
Situation
A condition or position in which you find yourself;
The unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
Found herself in a very fortunate situation
Situation
A complex or critical or unusual difficulty;
The dangerous situation developed suddenly
That's quite a situation
No human situation is simple
Situation
Physical position in relation to the surroundings;
The sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
Situation
A job in an organization;
He occupied a post in the treasury
