NOUN | state | crisis | an unstable / unstable situation of extreme / extreme danger or difficulty |
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event | crisis | a crucial stage / stage or turning point in the course of something |
Sounds | kray'sahs | |
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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. | |
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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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