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| conjuncture |
a combination of events or circumstances, esp. one producing a crisis. [1/2 definitions] |
| critical |
of the nature of a crisis; being at the very highest point of danger but still allowing the possibility of a positive outcome. [1/6 definitions] |
| emergency |
a serious situation or sudden crisis, usu. unforeseen, that requires immediate action. |
| hit the panic button |
(slang) to react frantically to a crisis. |
| hot line |
a direct communication system set up for use in times of emergency or crisis, esp. between heads of government. [1/2 definitions] |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, esp. a point of serious importance or crisis. [1/3 definitions] |
| loyalist |
someone who is loyal to a government, organization, or leader, esp. in a time of crisis. [1/2 definitions] |
| nervous breakdown |
a severe neurotic or psychotic crisis impairing an individual's ability to function normally. |
| noncrisis |
combined form of crisis. |
| nonintervention |
a refraining from intervening in the affairs of another nation, esp. in a time of crisis, or a continuing policy of so refraining. [1/2 definitions] |
| postcrisis |
combined form of crisis. |
| precrisis |
combined form of crisis. |
| presence of mind |
ability to remain lucid in a crisis or emergency. |
| press the panic button |
(slang) to react frantically to a crisis. |
| pull through |
to survive a particular crisis or difficulty. |
| push the panic button |
(slang) to react frantically to a crisis. |
| survival |
of or relating to things that are needed to survive, esp. in a difficult environment or in circumstances of crisis. [1/2 definitions] |
| unflappable |
not easily made excited or upset, esp. by a sudden crisis. |
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