Juncture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event that occurs at a critical time

a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈʌŋktʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈʌŋktʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈʌŋktʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈʌŋktʃɚ/.

Examples

at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
it was needed only on special occasions
at that juncture he had no idea what to do

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

critical point join occasion articulation crossroads joint junction

Parts of Speech

noun	an event that occurs at a critical time “at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave”
noun	a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made “at that juncture he had no idea what to do”
noun	the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Word Forms

articulate	verb	provide with a joint
joint	verb	fasten with a joint
join	verb	be or become joined or united or linked

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kreuzung

ein Ereignis, das zu einem kritischen Zeitpunkt auftritt

🇫🇷French

conjoncture

un événement qui se produit à un moment critique

🇪🇸Spanish

coyuntura

un evento que ocurre en un momento crítico

🇮🇹Italian

congiuntura

un evento che si verifica in un momento critico

🇳🇱Dutch

kruispunt

een gebeurtenis die op een kritiek moment plaatsvindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

conjuntura

um evento que ocorre em um momento crítico

🇷🇺Russian

пересечение

событие, которое происходит в критический момент

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समय

एक घटना जो एक महत्वपूर्ण समय पर घटित होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্ধিক্ষণ

একটি ঘটনা যা একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ সময়ে ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

சந்திப்பு

ஒரு முக்கியமான நேரத்தில் நிகழும் நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

సంధి

ఒక క్లిష్టమైన సమయంలో జరిగే సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

जंक्चर

गंभीर वेळी घडणारी घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાંકળ

એક ઘટના જે નિર્ણાયક સમયે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಧಿ

ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്ധി

ഒരു നിർണായക സമയത്ത് സംഭവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋੜ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੇ ਵਾਪਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موڑ

ایک واقعہ جو ایک نازک وقت پر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

契机

在关键时刻发生的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

交差点

重要な時期に起こる出来事

🇰🇷Korean

접속

중요한 시기에 일어난 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỗ nối

một sự kiện xảy ra vào thời điểm quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

หัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อ

เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นในช่วงเวลาวิกฤติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

titik waktu

suatu peristiwa yang terjadi pada saat kritis

🇵🇭Filipino

dugtungan

isang kaganapan na nangyayari sa isang kritikal na oras

🇲🇾Malay

persimpangan

peristiwa yang berlaku pada masa kritikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منعطف

حدث يحدث في وقت حرج

🇮🇷Persian

نقطه اتصال

رویدادی که در یک زمان حساس رخ می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlantı noktası

kritik bir zamanda meydana gelen bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

צומת

אירוע המתרחש בזמן קריטי

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