critical#3 (a)

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type a
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def being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
examples a critical shortage of food
a critical illness
an illness at the critical stage
Outgoing links
Also see crucial, important
Attribute crisis
Derivationally related form critical → criticalness
Derivationally related form critical → criticality
Antonym critical → noncritical
Similar to acute; dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening; desperate, dire
Incoming links
Similar to acute; dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening; desperate, dire
Antonym noncritical → critical
Also see crucial, important
Attribute crisis
Derivationally related form criticalness → critical
Derivationally related form criticality → critical

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