crise

American  

[kreez] / kriz /

noun

French.

• crises
  plural

1. crisis.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• crises
  plural

Example Sentences

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crise crises

The result is a large, permanent loss in output featuring persistently high unemployment, company liquidations and financial crise.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2020

There was more to Peter’s crise than his worry about Patsy or growing distaste for his surreptitious assignment.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018

France has referred to la crise since the Mitterrand years – that’s a long time in freefall.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2016

In the corridors of the National Assembly, there were ominous whispers that the time was at hand for the crise de regime-the final crisis that would bring down the Fourth Republic.

From Time Magazine Archive

And she kissed her little de Brézé, who seemed to have undergone a perfectly natural crise de neuf, being so much in love, and patted her on the shoulder.

From The Rustle of Silk by Cosmo Hamilton

But this August 13 comes amid one of Cuba's worst crises in living memory, with acute shortages of food and water, and chronic power cuts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Though public sentiment is shifting, there's scepticism the government will prioritise the environment amid competing demands and compounding crises until voters force them to do so.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

In the past, Berceren writes, heavy government issuance was associated with wars, recessions and financial crises.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

"As the security environment becomes increasingly and rapidly severe, what is required now is to strengthen resilience against crises all across the entire Indo-Pacific region," Koizumi said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Public shows of resentment pretty much spent themselves over the loyalty oath crises.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston