crisis
Noun
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tells us about:
- critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
- noncritical, noncrucial - not in a state of crisis or emergency
is a type of: situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficultysubtypes:- dunkirk - a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
- exigency - a pressing or urgent situation
- critical point, crossroads, juncture - a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
- depression, economic crisis, slump - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
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