Crisis

Quick meaning: Crisis is a noun meaning A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

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

The financial crisis could have been avoided and was the result of poor decision making both in Washington and at top financial firms that fostered a culture of excessive risk taking, according to a draft report written by Democrats on a panel that investigated the meltdown and obtained by Reuters.

Word Forms

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