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circumstance

n. formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"

circumstance

n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

context, circumstance, setting

n. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"

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factor

n. anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"

influence

n. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"

reason

n. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

catalyst

n. something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor

n. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

case

n. the actual state of things; "that was not the case"

particular, specific

n. a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

disease

n. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

affliction

n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

ailment, complaint, ill

n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

condition, shape

n. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

disorder, upset

n. a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

disorder

n. a disturbance of the peace or of public order

attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention

n. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"

form, shape, pattern

n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"

incident

n. a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

occurrence

n. an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

state

n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

morale

n. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

predicament, quandary, plight

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

situation

n. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

condition, shape

n. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

predicament, quandary, plight

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion

n. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

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