conjuncture
noun
- Rare a joining together or being joined together
- a combination of events or circumstances, esp. one creating a critical situation; crisis
See conjuncture in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kən-jŭngkˈchər)
noun- A combination, as of events or circumstances: “the power that lies in the conjuncture of faith and fatherland” (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
- A critical set of circumstances; a crisis: “reports on the deteriorating world conjuncture and the disappointment of earlier hopes” (Financial Times).
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