crisis

nouns

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
"they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
crisis
is derived from
critical
is a type of (narrower)
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
"the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
situation
is an attribute of
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
"a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"
critical
is an attribute of
not in a state of crisis or emergency
noncritical, noncrucial
a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
"after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
crisis
is derived from
critical
is a type of (narrower)
an event that occurs at a critical time
"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
juncture, occasion