crise

American  

[kreez] / kriz /

noun

French.

• crises
  plural

1. crisis.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• crises
  plural

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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

Somebody has had a crise de nerfs, and Janet was the victim.

From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by May Sinclair

It turned out that rich countries could borrow a lot more than many fiscally conservative economists believed without triggering the sort of crises that hit Greece and Argentina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Leonard says different "tribes" have emerged out of these crises.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He also advocates for holding a single overarching UN conference "because the Earth is one" and the crises of climate, biodiversity and pollution cannot be tackled in isolation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Financial crises, by their nature, are virtually impossible to predict,” Duffie said, asked whether he shared concerns of a potential AI bubble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Of course, since I am a Jew profoundly rooted in my people’s memory and tradition, my first response is to Jewish fears, Jewish needs, Jewish crises.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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