noun (n)

• a community of people smaller than a village(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  hamlet
  

  source: wordnet30
• a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  critical point, juncture
  

  source: wordnet30
• a point where a choice must be made(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology.
  

  source: wordnet30