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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| 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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