crossroads

English Thesaurus

1. a point where a choice must be made (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	convergence, intersection, overlap,
definition	:	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena (noun.cognition)

2. a community of people smaller than a village (noun.group)

hypernym	:	community,
definition	:	a group of people living in a particular local area (noun.group)

3. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made (noun.state)

hypernym	:	crisis,
definition	:	an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty (noun.state)

hyponym	:	criticality,
definition	:	a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining (noun.state)