crossroads
1. [ noun ] (sociology) a community of people smaller than a village
Synonyms: hamlet
Related terms: community
2. [ noun ] a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
Synonyms: critical_point juncture
Examples:

"at that juncture he had no idea what to do" "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

Related terms: crisis criticality
3. [ noun ] a point where a choice must be made
Examples:

"Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

Related terms: overlap
Similar spelling:   crossroad
  crossword
  crosshairs
  crisscross
  cross-grained
  crisscrossed
  crossruff
  cross_hair