Synonyms: disequilibrium
Definition: loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
Similar words: situation, state of affairs
Definition: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Usage: 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- Franklin D.Roosevelt