Affair and Situation

Affair

Affair noun - A social gathering.

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Situation and affair are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Affair".

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Affair and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affair" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

usual	usual affair	usual situation
complex	complex affair	complex situation
romantic	romantic affair	romantic situation
actual	actual affair	actual situation
Other adjectives: entire, complicated, serious, unfortunate, possible, deadly, messy, strange.

In "iMust have Locker 239", Spencer gets incensed that Carly is taking art classes at the local community center instead of from him, and the situation is treated like someone is an affair.

Source: Does This Remind You Of Anything / Live-Action TV
Horrible Bosses has a situation where a female dentist molests her employee while he's unconscious, making it look like he's having an affair, and uses the photos to blackmail him.

Source: Dude, She's Like, in a Coma!
When the wife finds out about the affair it leads to a potentially deadly situation.

Source: Knife-Throwing Act

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