crisis

  1. Noun.  A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
  2. Noun.  An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
  3. Noun.  A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which the patient is expected to recover or die.
  4. Noun.  (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
  5. Noun.  (drama) A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

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