scenario
nounUK /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/ · US /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/
Etymology Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.
1
An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
- Hearts were keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario at this stage of last season's competition, when they found themselves two goals down inside the opening quarter of an hour.2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
- The researchers believe there are two possible scenarios that have placed J1249+36 on its swift path.2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN:
2
Dated An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
3
Dated A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
- Derived terms
- best-case scenario, economic scenario generator, happy day scenario, worst-case scenario
- Related terms
- scenaria, scenarii