| NOUN | state | crisis | an unstable / unstable situation of extreme / extreme danger or difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | crisis | a crucial stage / stage or turning point in the course of something |
| Sounds | kray'sahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | An unstable / unstable situation of extreme / extreme danger or difficulty. | |
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| Example | "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" | |
| Attributes | critical | In or verging on a state of crisis or emergency |
| noncritical, noncrucial | not in a state of crisis or emergency | |
| Narrower | Dunkirk | A crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat |
| depression, slump, economic crisis | A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices / prices and low levels of trade and investment | |
| exigency | A pressing or urgent situation | |
| juncture, critical point, crossroads | A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made | |
| Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
| Spanish | crisis | |
| Catalan | crisi, crisis | |
| Adjectives | critical | forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis |
| Meaning | A crucial stage / stage or turning point in the course of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" | |
| Narrower | emergency, exigency, pinch | A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action |
| Broader | juncture, occasion | An event that occurs at a critical time |
| Spanish | crisis, momento decisivo | |
| Catalan | crisi | |
| Adjectives | critical | forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis |
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