crisis
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sɪs noun
1.
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially 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.
a.
the point in the course of a serious disease at which a decisive change occurs, leading either to recovery or to death.
b.
the change itself.
5.
the point in a play or story at which hostile elements are most tensely opposed to each other.
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6.
of, referring to, or for use in dealing with a crisis.
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crisis (ˈkraɪsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something, esp in a sequence of events or a disease |
| 2. | an unstable period, esp one of extreme trouble or danger in politics, economics, etc |
| 3. | pathol a sudden change, for better or worse, in the course of a disease |
| [C15: from Latin: decision, from Greek krisis, from krinein to decide] | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Imagine trying to remain calm and composed while working in the middle of a war zone, a natural disaster, or other crisis.
They have used both the crisis and the boom that preceded it to serve their own interests and put off reform.
Issues of legal culpability aside, no one is presenting the episode as a model of effective crisis communication.
At a time when the world is paying attention to a species in crisis, our country is not exactly setting a good example.
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