| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | crisis | An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty |
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| 2 | crisis | A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something |
| Sounds | kray'sahs |
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| Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty. |
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| Examples | "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" |
| Attributes | critical; noncritical, noncrucial |
| Narrower | Dunkirk; exigency; juncture, critical point, crossroads |
| Broader | situation |
| Meaning | A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something. |
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| Examples | "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" |
| Narrower | emergency, exigency, pinch |
| Broader | juncture, occasion |