crisis

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The   ecological   crisis   is   central   to   this   social   analysis   of   the   contemporary   period .

Die ökologische Krise ist von zentraler Bedeutung für diese soziale Analyse der zeitgenössischen Zeit.

(Englisch)

  1. A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
  2. An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
  3. A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
  4. A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
  5. A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈkɹaɪsɪs/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis, “a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, choice, election, judgment, dispute”), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).

Related words

kritischer Augenblick

Verbindungspunkt

missliche Lage

entscheidender Moment

Entscheidungspunkt

Krisenzeit

kritische Situation

dringender Fall

kritische Lage

jämmerlicher Zustand

Zwischenlinie

die Krise

Notsituation

Trennungslinie

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