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Another word for crisis

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crisis

n.

straits, exigency, emergency, turning point, urgency, necessity, dilemma, puzzle, perplexity, pressure, embarrassment, pinch, juncture, pass, change, contingency, plight, imbroglio, impasse, deadlock, entanglement, predicament, corner, decisive turn, decisive moment, critical juncture, critical situation, trauma, quandary, extremity, disaster, trial, crux, climacteric, moment of truth, hour of decision, crossroads, climax, clutch*, pickle*, stew*, fix*, mess*, big trouble*, kettle of fish*, hot water, crunch*.

Antonyms normality, stability*, regularity*. See syn. study at emergency.emergency.

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Another word for crisis

noun

A decisive point:
climacteric, crossroad (used in plural), exigence, exigency, head, juncture, pass, turning point, zero hour. See decide
A highly volatile dangerous situation requiring immediate remedial action:
emergency, extremity, flash point. See politics, safety

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In 1887 a severe banking crisis occurred in Sardinia.
The larger part of his life, at that great crisis of the world's history, in other lands.
They would part at the first interesting crisis in their adventures.
The crisis came with the discovery of a treasonable plot for the subornation of the army, in which many Socialist members of the Duma were involved.
The first two weeks of June were a never-ending list of chores and activities jammed full with last minute preparations, one workplace crisis following another, and an annoying series of details that demanded Dean's attention.

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