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Definition of Crisis

1. Noun. An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty. "They went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

2. Noun. A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something. "After the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"

Definition of Crisis

1. n. The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point.

Definition of Crisis

1. Noun. A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point. ¹

2. Noun. An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change. ¹

3. Noun. A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which the patient is expected to recover or die. ¹

4. Noun. (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life. ¹

5. Noun. (drama) A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crisis

1. a crucial turning point [n CRISES] : CRISIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Crisis

1. A sudden paroxysmal intensification of symptoms in the course of a disease. Origin: L., Gr. Krisis This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crisis

crippled crippled strain crippleness crippler cripplers cripples crippleware crippling cripplingly cripply

cris cris de cœur crise crises crisic crisis (current term) crisis-ridden crisis center crisis de comportamiento crisis intervention

crisis period crisp crisp bread crispate crispated crispation crispature crispatures crispbread crispbreads

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