crisis

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Noun crisis has 2 senses

crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
--₁ is a kind of situation
--₁ has particulars:
Dunkirk; exigency; juncture, critical point, crossroads
crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
--₂ is a kind of juncture, occasion
--₂ has particulars: emergency, exigency, pinch

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