crisis

Meaning

1. (feminine) crisis
2. (feminine) attack; fit

Concepts

crisis

depression

emergency

slump

fit

downturn

turn

clutch

attack

ictus

raptus

seizure

squeeze

Hyphenated as

cri‧sis

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɾisis/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Paul Reynolds abandonó el grupo y sumió a sus compañeros en una crisis .

Paul Reynolds left the group and plunged his peers into a crisis.

Una enorme crisis económica se cierne sobre todo el planeta .

A huge economic crisis is looming over the entire planet.

Esto puede contribuir a la formación de burbujas económicas , crisis y recesiones .

This can contribute to the formation of economic bubbles, crises and recessions.