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- pronunciation:
- kraI
sihs
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noun |
| inflections: |
crises |
| definition 1: |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another.
The writer had reached a crisis in his career. He knew if he couldn't get this new book published, he would have to give up writing.- similar words:
- climax, clutch, crunch, emergency, fix, hour, pickle, pinch, predicament, straits, zero
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| definition 2: |
a situation that is not stable or certain, usually causing a great deal of stress and anxiety.
The death of the president threw the country into a crisis.Having to choose between staying in town or moving across the country was a crisis for the whole family.
- similar words:
- predicament
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| related words: |
brink |
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