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cri⋅sis
[krahy-sis] 
noun, plural -ses [-seez] , adjective –noun
| 1. | a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, esp. for better or for worse, is determined; turning point. |
| 2. | a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change. |
| 3. | a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life. |
| 4. | Medicine/Medical.
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| 5. | the point in a play or story at which hostile elements are most tensely opposed to each other. |
–adjective
| 6. | of, referring to, or for use in dealing with a crisis. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L < Gk krísis decision, equiv. to kri- var. s. of kr
nein to decide, separate, judge + -sis -sis 
1375–1425; late ME < L < Gk krísis decision, equiv. to kri- var. s. of kr
nein to decide, separate, judge + -sis -sis Related forms:
crisic, adjective
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| cri·sis (krī'sĭs) n. pl. cri·ses (-sēz)
[Middle English, from Latin, judgment, from Greek krisis, from krīnein, to separate, judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: These nouns denote a critical point or state of affairs: a military crisis; government policy at the crossroad; had predicted the health-care exigency; a problem that is coming to a head; negotiations that had reached a crucial juncture; things rapidly coming to a desperate pass. |
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Crisis
Cri"sis\ (kr?"s?s), n.; pl. Crises (-s?z). [L. crisis, Gr. ????, fr. ???? to separate. See Certain.]1. 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. This hour's the very crisis of your fate. --Dryden. The very times of crisis for the fate of the country. --Brougham. 2. (Med.) 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. Till some safe crisis authorize their skill. --Dryden.
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Language Translation for : crisis
Spanish:
crisis, momento crítico,
German:
die Krisis,
Japanese:
危期
crisis
c.1425, from Gk. krisis "turning point in a disease" (used as such by Hippocrates and Galen), lit. "judgment," from krinein "to separate, decide, judge," from PIE base *krei- "to sieve, discriminate, distinguish" (cf. Gk. krinesthai "to explain;" O.E. hriddel "sieve;" L. cribrum "sieve," crimen "judgment, crime," cernere (pp. cretus) "to sift, separate;" O.Ir. criathar, O.Welsh cruitr "sieve;" M.Ir. crich "border, boundary"). Transferred non-medical sense is 1627. A Ger. term for "mid-life crisis" is Torschlusspanik, lit. "shut-door-panic," fear of being on the wrong side of a closing gate.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cri·sis
Pronunciation: 'krI-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cri·ses /-"sEz/
1 : the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever; especially : a sudden turn for the better (as sudden abatement in severity of symptoms or abrupt drop intemperature) —compare LYSIS 1
2 : a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function
3 : an emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person's life
4 : apsychological or social condition characterized by unusual instability caused by excessive stress and either endangering or felt to endanger the continuity of an individual or group; especially : such a social condition requiring the transformation of cultural patterns and values
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crisis cri·sis (krī'sĭs)
n. pl. cri·ses (-sēz)
- A sudden change in the course of a disease or fever, toward either improvement or deterioration.
- An emotionally stressful event or a traumatic change in one's life.
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crisis
(Greek: "ladder"), in dramatic and nondramatic fiction, the point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved.
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