crisis
crisis Lexical Profile
crisis Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger in politics, economics, or personal life.
"The government convened an emergency meeting to address the worsening financial crisis."
A decisive moment or turning point when an important change must take place, either for the better or the worse.
"Negotiations between the two nations have reached a crisis that will determine the future of the treaty."
The turning point of a disease when an important physiological change takes place, indicating either recovery or death.
"Once the patient's fever broke after the crisis, the doctors knew she would make a full recovery."
Word Nuance & Usage
The irregular plural form is 'crises' (pronounced /ˈkraɪsiːz/), not 'crisises'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 15th century from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis, 'a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, turning point of a disease'), derived from κρίνω (krínō, 'I separate, decide, judge').