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crisis
[ krahy-sis ]
noun
- 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.
- a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change.
- a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.
- Medicine/Medical.
- the point in the course of a serious disease at which a decisive change occurs, leading either to recovery or to death.
- the change itself.
- the point in a play or story at which hostile elements are most tensely opposed to each other.
adjective
- of, referring to, or for use in dealing with a crisis.
crisis
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something, esp in a sequence of events or a disease
- an unstable period, esp one of extreme trouble or danger in politics, economics, etc
- pathol a sudden change, for better or worse, in the course of a disease
Other 51Թ Forms
- s adjective
- Dz·s adjective noun plural postcrises
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crisis1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It comes after the children's minister urged empty nesters to consider fostering due to a "decline in the number of foster carers to the point of crisis".
He advocated scaling back that team, which is trained to respond to calls involving people having mental health crises, until the department’s staffing levels improve.
She and her neighbours are among millions of Spaniards who are suffering the consequences of a housing crisis caused by spiralling rental costs.
In addition, commercial sales typically lead to new multifamily development, which the city desperately needs in the midst of a housing crisis.
Davenport has warned that the county government, which has a roughly $49-billion budget, could face “a fiscal crisis” unless hiring is frozen.
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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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