national crisis

American  

[nash-uhn-uhl krahy-sis] / ˈnæʃ ən əl ˈkraɪ sɪs /

noun

• national crises
  plural

1. a social or economic crisis, such as rising crime, political uprising, or a housing shortage, that affects a large portion of a nation or requires the resources and powers of a national government to address it.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• national crises
  plural

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Example Sentences

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national crisis

El-Sayed connects his belief to a national crisis of faith embodied in Washington: “We don’t have faith in our future; we don’t have faith that we can actually fix things.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Earnestness triggered our deepest national crisis in the 1860s and fueled the redemptive civil-rights movement a century later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

But if it were to happen, hello, national crisis!

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Sean Gaul, Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet member for children and young people said there was a "national crisis" over Send provision.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

Stock prices and the dollar’s value dropped sharply as investors anticipated a national crisis.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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