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Noun
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An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
catastrophe
disaster
emergency
plight
predicament
dilemma
mess
trouble
calamity
extremity
fiasco
mire
quagmire
quandary
adversity
cataclysm
conundrum
setback
tragedy
upheaval
bind
blow
complication
difficulty
distress
entanglement
impasse
pickle
chaos
debacle
disarray
disorder
drama
failure
hardship
havoc
hole
imbroglio
issue
jam
meltdown
perplexity
problem
stew
strait
tribulation
collapse
crash
fix
hell
misadventure
misfortune
mishap
muddle
pass
pinch
pressure
reversal
shambles
tinderbox
turmoil
urgency
blight
confusion
depression
devastation
exigency
horror
reverse
ruin
scourge
scrape
stress
trauma
whammy
affliction
apocalypse
bomb
bust
desolation
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“Citizens do not appear to be confident in the government's ability to deal with the economic crisis.”
Noun
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A crucial or decisive point or situation
crossroads
exigency
head
impasse
juncture
crunch
culmination
height
climacteric
climax
crossing
crux
clutch
conjuncture
stalemate
confrontation
crossroad
cusp
landmark
standstill
watershed
change
corner
deadlock
extremity
nexus
pivot
Dunkirk
Rubicon
tipping point
turning point
critical juncture
critical period
critical point
critical stage
defining moment
flash point
breaking point
crucial moment
crunch time
decisive moment
decisive point
moment of truth
watershed moment
crisis point
critical moment
crucial period
pivotal moment
zero hour
crucial point
pivotal point
point of no return
turn of the tide
boiling point
do or die time
high noon
hour of decision
hot spot
sink or swim time
knife-edge
coming to a head
more ❯
“My life would reach a crisis when my love for acting conflicted with the realization that opportunities were few and far between.”
Noun
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A period of mental illness resulting from severe depression, stress, or anxiety
nervous breakdown
breakdown
tailspin
collapse
depression
crackup
neurosis
neurasthenia
burnout
crack-up
mental collapse
nervous exhaustion
mental breakdown
nervous collapse
personal crisis
psychological trauma
nervous tension
emotional collapse
mental exhaustion
clinical depression
nervous prostration
shattered nerves
period of mental illness
prostration
crack up
seizure
attack
illness
meltdown
psychasthenia
Noun
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The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled
imperilment
risk
peril
danger
jeopardy
endangerment
trouble
hazard
threat
menace
pitfall
distress
insecurity
vulnerability
precariousness
uncertainty
instability
exposure
exigency
emergency
slipperiness
venture
dynamite
possibility
probability
double trouble
hot potato
risky business
harm's way
thin ice
more ❯
Noun
▲
A hostile or violent situation or meeting between opposing parties
confrontation
conflict
battle
fight
contest
clash
struggle
combat
war
skirmish
warfare
competition
duel
encounter
dogfight
match
engagement
contention
strife
rivalry
grapple
affray
fighting
sweepstakes
brush
hostilities
dispute
hostility
meeting
afters
collision
shindig
rencounter
shindy
showdown
boilover
incident
tangle
warring
face-off
tug-of-war
sweep-stake
dust-up
head-to-head
set-to
run-in
ball game
high noon
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Noun
▲
The state of affairs of someone or something
circumstances
situation
condition
state
standing
status
lot
position
outlook
place
plight
predicament
prospect
station
surroundings
rank
scenario
point
setting
lifestyle
phase
scene
sphere
times
state of affairs
status quo
station in life
circumstance
picture
case
how things stand
set of circumstances
capacity
affairs
footing
lie of the land
appearance
conditions
state of things
how the land lies
environment
ballgame
general situation
general state
lay of the land
how things stack up
look of things
posture
mode
character
form
set up
size of it
like it is
ball game
existing state of affairs
present state of affairs
current situation
existing conditions
present circumstances
existing condition
status in quo
story
shoes
spot
deal
shape
matters
kilter
order
nick
juncture
health
nature
fettle
things
current state
current standpoint
current condition
current posture
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Noun
▲
A state of (typically public) dissatisfaction, disturbance, or agitation
unrest
turmoil
tumult
uproar
upheaval
disorder
rebellion
anarchy
insurrection
disturbance
confusion
chaos
turbulence
agitation
uprising
rioting
trouble
disruption
conflict
discord
restiveness
fighting
sedition
strife
bother
upset
dissatisfaction
ructions
discontent
protest
instability
perturbation
quarrel
tizzy
dither
worry
discontentment
unease
disaffection
dissension
altercation
dissent
more ❯
Noun
▲
A long and severe recession in an economy or market
depression
recession
slump
downturn
stagflation
crash
stagnation
bust
deflation
inactivity
bankruptcy
failure
poverty
retrenchment
unemployment
bad times
hard times
bear market
credit crunch
credit squeeze
economic decline
rainy days
big trouble
slowdown
trough
negative growth
decline
collapse
slide
drop
bottom-out
rainy day
Black Monday
economic downturn
downswing
panic
deindustrialisationUK
deindustrializationUS
the skids
bad period
shakeout
Noun
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A cause for regret or disappointment
pity
shame
crime
sin
bummer
disappointment
misfortune
disgrace
letdown
mischance
mishap
catastrophe
disaster
bad luck
crying shame
unfortunate thing
cause for disappointment
source of regret
tough luck
cause for regret
sad situation
sad thing
anticlimax
frustration
dismay
ill luck
bitter pill
Adjective
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Urgent, typically arising from or used in an emergency
emergency
urgent
critical
immediate
pressing
dire
important
exigent
imperious
intense
key
required
extraordinary
prioritisedUK
prioritizedUS
priority
high priority
high-priority
top-priority
called-for
must-have
life-and-death
life and death
of great consequence
of the essence
of the utmost importance
serious
drastic
desperate
crash
more ❯
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