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Juncture vs Crisis - What's the difference?

juncture | crisis |

As nouns the difference between juncture and crisis

is that juncture is a place where things join, a junction while crisis is a crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

juncture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place where things join, a junction.
  • A critical moment in time.
  • We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
  • * Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
  • What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture .
  • (linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
  • Usage notes

    In highly formal or bureaucratic language, "at this juncture" is often used as a fancy way of saying "now". * I'm unable to ascertain its whereabouts at this juncture.

    crisis

    English

    Noun

    (crises)
  • A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
  • An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
  • A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which the patient is expected to recover or die.
  • (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
  • (drama) A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.
  • Derived terms

    {{der3, crisis management , currency crisis , financial crisis , economic crisis , international crisis , identity crisis , existential crisis , personal crisis , psychological crisis , midlife crisis , quarter-life crisis}}