crossroads

Noun

• a point where a choice must be made
  • Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology
    

• 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
    

• a community of people smaller than a village

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  juncture , critical point , hamlet