crisis

noun
/ˈkɹaɪsɪs/

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

Other meanings

An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.

Related words

acrisia
crisisless
crisitunity
ecocrisis
epicrisis
Eurocrisis
minicrisis
multicrisis
noncrisis
permacrisis
polycrisis
postcrisis

Example sentences

“The crisis brought the country to its knees.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "κρίσις".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “crisis” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.