crisis

1. An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty (synset 113956593)
   "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
   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 difficulty
   subtypes:

   • 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
2. A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something (synset 107432244)
   "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
   is a type of: juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time
   subtypes: emergency, exigency, pinch - a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

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