| crisis | | |
| n. (state) | 1. crisis | an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty.; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" |
| ~ dunkirk | a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat.; "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there" |
| ~ exigency | a pressing or urgent situation.; "the health-care exigency" |
| ~ critical point, crossroads, juncture | a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made.; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" |
| ~ situation | a complex or critical or unusual difficulty.; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
| ~ economic crisis, depression, slump | a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment. |
| n. (event) | 2. crisis | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something.; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" |
| ~ juncture, occasion | an event that occurs at a critical time.; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" |
| ~ emergency, exigency, pinch | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" |
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