Crisis
crisis
n.
turning point; time of great stress or danger
Crisis
A
crisis (from the
Greek κρίσις -
krisis; plural: "crises";
adjectival form: "critical") is any event that is, or is expected to lead to, an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, community, or whole society. Crises are deemed to be negative changes in the
security,
economic,
political,
societal, or
environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly, with little or no
warning. More loosely, it is a term meaning "a testing time" or an "emergency event".
crisis
Noun
1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
(hypernym) situation
(hyponym) Dunkirk
(attribute) critical
2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
(hypernym) juncture, occasion
(hyponym) emergency, exigency, pinch
crisis
nf.
crisis; depression; emergency; shortage; turning point; time of great stress or danger
crisis (de)
n.
crisis, turning point; depression, economic slump