Straits — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

a difficult juncture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈeɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈeɪts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈeɪts/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈeɪts/.

Examples

a pretty pass
matters came to a head yesterday

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strait head sound pass

Parts of Speech

noun	a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
noun	a difficult juncture “a pretty pass”
noun	a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
noun	a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Meerenge

eine schlechte oder schwierige Situation oder Sachlage

🇫🇷French

détroits

une situation ou un état de choses mauvais ou difficile

🇪🇸Spanish

estrecheces

una situación o estado de cosas malo o difícil

🇮🇹Italian

stretto

una situazione o uno stato di cose brutto o difficile

🇳🇱Dutch

zeestraat

een slechte of moeilijke situatie of stand van zaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

estreito

uma situação ou estado de coisas ruim ou difícil

🇷🇺Russian

проливы

плохая или трудная ситуация или положение дел

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलडमरूमध्य

कोई बुरी या कठिन स्थिति या स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রণালী

একটি খারাপ বা কঠিন পরিস্থিতি বা পরিস্থিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜலசந்தி

ஒரு மோசமான அல்லது கடினமான சூழ்நிலை அல்லது விவகாரங்களின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

జలసంధి

చెడు లేదా క్లిష్ట పరిస్థితి లేదా వ్యవహారాల స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

सामुद्रधुनी

एक वाईट किंवा कठीण परिस्थिती किंवा परिस्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્રેટ

ખરાબ અથવા મુશ્કેલ પરિસ્થિતિ અથવા બાબતોની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲಸಂಧಿಗಳು

ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಕಷ್ಟಕರ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടലിടുക്ക്

ഒരു മോശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ള സാഹചര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਰੇਟਸ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

آبنائے

ایک خراب یا مشکل صورتحال یا معاملات کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

海峡

糟糕或困难的情况或事态

🇯🇵Japanese

海峡

悪いまたは困難な状況または状況

🇰🇷Korean

해협

나쁘거나 어려운 상황이나 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

eo biển

một tình huống hoặc tình trạng tồi tệ hoặc khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

ช่องแคบ

สถานการณ์หรือสถานการณ์ที่เลวร้ายหรือยากลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

selat

situasi atau keadaan yang buruk atau sulit

🇵🇭Filipino

makipot

isang masama o mahirap na sitwasyon o estado ng mga gawain

🇲🇾Malay

selat

keadaan atau keadaan yang buruk atau sukar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المضيق

وضع أو حالة سيئة أو صعبة

🇮🇷Persian

تنگه ها

وضعیت یا وضعیت بد یا دشوار

🇹🇷Turkish

boğazlar

kötü veya zor bir durum veya durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְצוּקָה

מצב או מצב עניינים רע או קשה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'straits'?

The primary meaning of 'straits' is 'a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'straits' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'straits' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'straits' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'straits' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'straits' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'straits' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'straits' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'straits' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'straits' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'straits' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted