conjuncture.

A particular combination of events or circumstances at a given time.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a critical conjuncture
• a historical conjuncture

On the page

The critical conjuncture left neither household free to refuse.

She reconstructed the historical conjuncture in which the letter was written.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular conjuncture; plural conjunctures. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.