crisis

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

emergency
B1
depression
C1
conjuncture
critical
B2
‼️
climax
C2
disturbance
C1
danger
B1
❗
trouble
A1
dilemma
C2
pinch
C1
turning point
crunch
C1
breakdown
C1
difficulty
C1
urgent
B2
‼️
accident
A2
predicament
C2
critical point
crossroads
C2
culmination
27k
decision
A2
disaster
B2
disputes
C2
distress
C1
dividing line
emergent
46k
estimation
27k
exigency
exigent
facing
B2
failure
B2
fit
A2
fury
C1
head
A1
idiom
43k
imbroglio
impact
B2
imperative
C2
incident
B1
judgement
C1
judgment
B2
juncture
28k
marginal
30k
mess
A2
misadventure
46k
need
A1
obstacle
C1
occurrence
C2
panic
B2
parting
C2
Translations

crise
Krise
crisi
crisis
crise
crisis

κρίση

crisi
kriz
Krisis
buhran
bunalım
Wendepunkt
Notlage
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹaɪsɪs/
Etymology

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”).

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