affair
noun [C] (MATTER) /əˈfeər/
/-ˈfer/ Definition
B2 a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered: She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently. He's always meddling in (= trying to influence) other people's affairs. What I do in my spare time is my affair (= only involves me).Topics and areas of interestSituations and circumstances B2 a matter or situation that causes strong public feeling, usually of moral disapproval: The arms-dealing affair has severely damaged the reputation of the government. The president's handling of the affair has been criticized.Situations and circumstances
(Definition of affair noun (MATTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- angle noun (WAY OF THINKING)
- area noun (SUBJECT)
- cause célèbre noun
- field noun (AREA OF INTEREST)
- item noun
- leitmotiv noun
- province noun (SUBJECT)
- question noun (PROBLEM)
- score noun (SUBJECT JUST MENTIONED)
- specialism noun
- stage noun (THEATRE)
- subject matter noun
- talking of sb/sth idiom
- talking point noun
- term noun (DESCRIPTION)
- term noun (RULES)
- the matter in hand idiom
- thematic adjective
- thesis noun
- topic noun
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