crisis
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1. juncture
cri.sis \'kri-s*s\ \'kri--.se-z\ n or cri.ses [L, fr. Gk risis, lit.,
decision, fr. krinein to decide - more at] pl CERTAIN 1a: the turning
point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever 1b: a paroxysmal
attack of pain, distress, or disordered function 1c: an emotionally
significant event or radical change of status in a perso n's life 2: the
decisive moment (as in a literary plot) 3: an unstable or crucial time or
state of affairs; specif : the pe riod of strain following the culmination
of a period of business prosperity when forced liquidation occurs