crossroads Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a community of people smaller than a village
   hamlet.
   
2. noun a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
   juncture; critical point.
   
   • at that juncture he had no idea what to do
   • he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point
3. noun a point where a choice must be made
   
   • Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology
4. noun a junction where one street or road crosses another
   crossing; crossroad; intersection; carrefour; crossway.
   

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