Crisis
Definition(s):
A critical event, which, if not handled in an appropriate manner, may dramatically impact an organization’s profitability, reputation, or ability to operate. Or, an occurrence and/or perception that threatens the operations, staff, shareholder value, stakeholders, brand, reputation, trust and/or strategic/business goals of an organization.
Source: BCI/DRJ
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
crisis (noun)1.
a) the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever
b) a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function
c) an emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person's life - a midlife crisis
2.
the decisive moment (as in a literary plot)
3.
a) an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending , especially one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome - a financial crisis
b) a situation that has reached a critical phase - the environmental crisis juncture
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
crisis (noun)a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
SYNONYMS:
boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hourRELATED WORDS:
contingency, possibility; climax, turning point; happening, landmark, milestone; condition, pass, situation, strait; deadlock, impasse, stalemate; corner, fix, hole, hot water, jam, last ditch, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot; eleventh hour, last minute