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crisis

[ krahy-sis ]

noun

, plural cri·ses [krahy, -seez].
  1. a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
  2. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change.
  3. a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.
  4. Medicine/Medical.
    1. the point in the course of a serious disease at which a decisive change occurs, leading either to recovery or to death.
    2. the change itself.
  5. the point in a play or story at which hostile elements are most tensely opposed to each other.


adjective

  1. of, referring to, or for use in dealing with a crisis.

crisis

/ ˈkraɪsɪs /

noun

  1. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something, esp in a sequence of events or a disease
  2. an unstable period, esp one of extreme trouble or danger in politics, economics, etc
  3. pathol a sudden change, for better or worse, in the course of a disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • crisic adjective
  • post·crisis adjective noun plural postcrises
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crisis1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin crisis “(medical) crisis,” from Greek krísis “decision, interpretation,” equivalent to kri- variant stem of krīnein “to decide, separate, judge” + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crisis1

C15: from Latin: decision, from Greek krisis, from krinein to decide
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Example Sentences

Back in July, Tamar experienced a mental health crisis that resulted in her hospitalization.

Desmond could not get support even from Supervisor Kristin Gaspar, who often sees the crisis in the same light he does.

The coronavirus crisis also disrupted Honda’s esports marketing plans.

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The crisis has not spurred a spate of shows shot exclusively over Zoom or captured entirely on device screens.

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In terms of suggesting he took the crisis seriously and she did not, that’s a stretch.

What is known is that Peña Nieto bungled his response to the crisis.

Consent is manufactured—like, remember the Ebola crisis from a few weeks ago?

And he said, I know you see this crisis through a very personal lens.

Are you more pessimistic about the overall public education crisis given this current environment?

The housing bubble was at very the center of the financial crisis that birthed Dodd-Frank.

Then Paterno adroitly brought matters to a crisis in a bold peroration which changed the whole scene.

The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.

Mamma had left the drawing-room, and I was sitting alone; I immediately saw that we had reached a crisis.

With the end of the moratorium on November 4, it may be said that the crisis produced by the outbreak of war was over.

Lombard Street has thus shown that it has fully learnt the only lesson that the external side of the crisis had to teach it.

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What Is The Plural Of Crisis?

Plural word for crisis

The plural form of crisis is crises, pronounced [ krahy-seez ]. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -sis are also formed in the same way, including hypothesis/hypotheses, analysis/analyses, and axis/axes. A similar change is made when pluralizing appendix as appendices

Irregular plurals that are formed like crises derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin and Greek. 

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