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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
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“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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The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled
imperilment
peril
risk
danger
jeopardy
endangerment
trouble
hazard
menace
threat
pitfall
distress
insecurity
precariousness
uncertainty
instability
vulnerability
exposure
exigency
venture
emergency
slipperiness
dynamite
clouds
possibility
precipice
probability
storm
harm's way
double trouble
hot potato
risky business
thin ice
more ❯
Noun
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A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties
confrontation
conflict
contest
face-off
battle
encounter
fight
clash
head-to-head
set-to
brush
duel
showdown
skirmish
collision
engagement
meeting
tangle
combat
competition
contention
dogfight
dust-up
fighting
grapple
hostilities
incident
match
rivalry
run-in
strife
struggle
sweep-stake
sweepstakes
tug-of-war
war
warfare
warring
afters
boilover
rencounter
shindig
shindy
affray
ball game
dispute
high noon
hostility
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Noun
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A physical or mental breakdown
collapse
breakdown
prostration
attack
seizure
illness
mental collapse
nervous breakdown
nervous collapse
nervous exhaustion
crack-up
nervous tension
personal crisis
psychological trauma
tailspin
crack up
crackup
neurasthenia
neurosis
depression
burnout
clinical depression
shattered nerves
emotional collapse
mental breakdown
nervous prostration
mental exhaustion
period of mental illness
meltdown
psychasthenia
Noun
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A state of (typically public) dissatisfaction, disturbance, or agitation
unrest
turmoil
tumult
disturbance
uproar
disorder
upheaval
agitation
confusion
ferment
chaos
turbulence
bother
disquiet
trouble
restlessness
disruption
rebellion
anarchy
insurrection
uprising
restiveness
uneasiness
rioting
upset
conflict
discord
dither
strife
dissatisfaction
perturbation
sedition
protest
worry
unquietness
fighting
quarrel
ructions
discontent
tizzy
anxiety
discontentment
fermentation
instability
unease
annoyance
disaffection
distress
grief
change
tension
dissension
trepidation
anxiousness
altercation
dissent
apprehension
bickering
controversy
fear
nervousness
chagrin
irritation
anguish
vexation
contention
debate
malaise
moodiness
mortification
perplexity
sorrow
disease
ennui
Sturm und Drang
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Noun
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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
how things stand
case
set of circumstances
state of things
lie of the land
appearance
how the land lies
general state
capacity
affairs
general situation
footing
conditions
environment
look of things
ballgame
lay of the land
how things stack up
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
lie
lay
orientation
nick
juncture
health
nature
fettle
things
current state
more ❯
Noun
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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
decline
collapse
slide
drop
negative growth
bottom-out
rainy day
Black Monday
economic downturn
downswing
panic
the skids
bad period
shakeout
inflation
standstill
Noun
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A cause for regret or disappointment
pity
shame
crime
sin
misfortune
bummer
disgrace
bad luck
catastrophe
crying shame
disappointment
disaster
letdown
mischance
mishap
unfortunate thing
cause for disappointment
cause for regret
sad thing
sad situation
tough luck
source of regret
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
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
rush
crucial
grave
acute
more ❯
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