crisis

From Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis, “a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, choice, election, judgment, dispute”), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaɪsɪs/

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• Rhymes: -aɪsɪs

crisis (plural crises)

1. A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
2. An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
3. (medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
4. (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.

   I'm having a major crisis trying to wallpaper the living room.

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

• “crisis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “crisis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “crisis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

crisis f (plural crisis)

1. crisis

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈkɾi.zis]
• Rhymes: -izis

crisis

1. plural of crisi

Borrowed from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkri.zɪs/

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• Hyphenation: cri‧sis

crisis f (plural crises or crisissen, diminutive crisisje n)

1. crisis
2. financial crisis

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• → Indonesian: krisis

Borrowed from Latin crisis.

crisis oblique singular, f (oblique plural crisis, nominative singular crisis, nominative plural crisis)

1. crisis, emergency; urgent situation

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis, “a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, choice, election, judgment, dispute”), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾisis/ [ˈkɾi.sis]
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• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification: cri‧sis

crisis f (plural crisis)

1. crisis
2. attack; fit

• “crisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014