crisis

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noun

1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty (Freq. 9)
- they went bankrupt during the economic crisis
• Derivationally related forms:
critical
• Hypernyms:
situation
• Hyponyms:
Dunkirk, exigency, juncture, critical point, crossroads,
depression, slump, economic crisis
• Attrubites:
critical, noncritical, noncrucial
2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something (Freq. 8)
- after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better
• Derivationally related forms:
critical
• Hypernyms:
juncture, occasion
• Hyponyms:
emergency, exigency, pinch