temporary state - a state that continues for a limited timestate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" fatigue, tiredness, weariness - temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep" emergency - a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency" clutch - a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch" |