crisis

Noun

Meaning

The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point.

That change in a disease which indicates whether the result is to be recovery or death; sometimes, also, a striking change of symptoms attended by an outward manifestation, as by an eruption or sweat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

emergency danger disaster catastrophe calamity impasse dire straits turning point critical situation strait rubicon armageddon problem head issue
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Antonyms

haven rest advantage solution benefit resolution
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Hypernyms

situation occasion juncture

Hyponyms

depression emergency pinch slump juncture crossroads

Related terms

critical critic criterion critique criticize

Phrases with the word

constitutional crisis diabetic crisis crisis stabilization crisis of identity crisis of individuality crisis point

Derivatives

crises

Examples

We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis. [...] And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself? Greta Thunberg

There cannot be a crisis today my schedule is already full. Henry Kissinger

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality. Dante Alighieri

You will discover your true friends in moments of crisis. Iraqi Proverb

A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind. Chinese Proverb

Like the seaweed that clings to each other after each passing boat separates them, so too a family will come together with the passing of each crisis. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Criscuolo Crisell crises crisis actor crisis center crisis hotline