crossroads meaning and definition

CROSSROADS noun

Definition of crossroads (noun)

1. a community of people smaller than a village
   • synonyms: hamlet
2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
   • "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
   • synonyms: critical point, juncture
3. a point where a choice must be made
   • "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"