- crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
--1 is a kind of situation
--1 has particulars:Dunkirk; exigency; juncture, critical point, crossroads - crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
--2 is a kind of juncture, occasion
--2 has particulars: emergency, exigency, pinch - crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"