crisis
- noun (n)
Meaning: critical situation
Synonyms:
big trouble
catastrophe
change
climacteric
climax
confrontation
contingency
corner
crossroad
crunch
crux
culmination
deadlock
dilemma
dire straits
disaster
embarrassment
emergency
entanglement
exigency
extremity
height
hot potato
hour of decision
imbroglio
impasse
juncture
mess
moment of truth
necessity
pass
perplexity
pickle
pinch
plight
point of no return
predicament
pressure
puzzle
quandary
situation
stew
strait
trauma
trial
trouble
turning point
urgency
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