crisis -
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
situation a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
dunkirk an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
exigency a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
critical point,
crossroads,
juncture a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
crisis -
a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
juncture,
occasion an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
A crisis (from the Greek κρίσις) is any unstable and dangerous social situation regarding economic, military, personal, political, or societal affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change. More loosely, it is a term meaning 'a testing time' or 'emergency event'. Crisis has four defining characteristics.
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crisis A set of circumstances causing a crisis.
crisis A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something.
