Juncture vs Crisis - What's the difference?
juncture | crisis |
A place where things join, a junction.
A critical moment in time.
* Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
(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.
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.
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)- We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
- What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture .