Status vs. Situation

Status vs. Situation — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Status and Situation

Statusnoun

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.

Situationnoun

The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.

The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank.

Statusnoun

Prestige or high standing.

Situationnoun

The place in which something is situated; a location.

Statusnoun

A situation or state of affairs.

What's the status of the investigation?New York is known for its status as a financial center.

Situationnoun

Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Statusnoun

(legal) The legal condition of a person or thing.

Situationnoun

The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.

Statusnoun

The state (of a Canadian Indian) of being registered under the Indian Act.

He is a status Indian.

Situationnoun

A position of employment; a post.

Statusnoun

(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".

Situationnoun

A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

Boss, we've got a situation here...
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Statusnoun

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Situationnoun

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time;

the present international situation is dangerouswondered how such a state of affairs had come abouteternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation

Statusnoun

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society;

he had the status of a minorthe novel attained the status of a classicatheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life

Situationnoun

a condition or position in which you find yourself;

the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evilsfound herself in a very fortunate situation

Statusnoun

a state at a particular time;

a condition (or state) of disrepairthe current status of the arms negotiations

Situationnoun

a complex or critical or unusual difficulty;

the dangerous situation developed suddenlythat's quite a situationno human situation is simple

Situationnoun

physical position in relation to the surroundings;

the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides

Situationnoun

a job in an organization;

he occupied a post in the treasury