crisis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρίσις (krisis, “a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, choice, election, judgment, dispute”), from κρίνω (krinō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”)

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Noun

crisis (plural crises)

1. A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
2. An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
3. A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which the patient is expected to recover or die.
4. (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
5. (drama) A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

Derived terms

• crisis management
• currency crisis
• financial crisis
• economic crisis
• international crisis
• identity crisis
• existential crisis
• personal crisis
• psychological crisis
• midlife crisis
• quarter-life crisis

Related terms

• critic
• critical
• criticize
• critique
• criterion

Translations

crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point

Armenian: ճգնաժամ (hy) (č̣gnažam) Bulgarian: криза (bg) f. Czech: rozhodující (cs) okamžik (cs) m. Danish: vendepunkt (da) n., krise (da) c. Dutch: crisis (nl) f., keerpunt (nl) n. Finnish: kriisi (fi)

German: Krise (de) f. Hungarian: krízis (hu) Japanese: 境目 (さかいめ, sakaime) Portuguese: crise (pt) f. Russian: кризис (ru) (krízis) m.

unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs

Arabic: أزمة (ʼázma) f. Armenian: ճգնաժամ (hy) (č̣gnažam) Bulgarian: криза (bg) f. Chinese: 危機, 危机 (wēijī) Czech: krize (cs) f. Danish: krisetilstand (da) c., krise (da) c. Dutch: crisis (nl) f. Finnish: kriisi (fi) French: crise (fr) f. German: Krise (de) f.

Hebrew: משבר (he) (mashber) m. Hungarian: válság (hu) Italian: crisi (it) f. Japanese: 危機 (ja) (きき, kiki) , クライシス (ja) (kuraishisu) Polish: kryzys (pl) Portuguese: crise (pt) f. Russian: кризис (ru) (krízis) m. Scottish Gaelic: èiginn (gd) f., gàbhadh (gd) m. Swedish: kris (sv) Telugu: సంక్షోభం (te) (sankshObham)

sudden change in the course of a disease

Bulgarian: криза (bg) f. Czech: krize (cs) f. Danish: vendepunkt (da) n., krise (da) c. Dutch: crisis (nl) f.

Finnish: kriisi (fi) German: Krise (de) f. Japanese: 分利 (ぶんり, bunri) Russian: кризис (ru) (krízis) m., криз (ru) (kriz) m.

traumatic or stressful change in a person's life

Arabic: أزمة (ʼázma) f. Chinese: 危機, 危机 (wēijī) Czech: krize (cs) f. Danish: krise (da) c. Faroese: kreppa (fo) f. Finnish: kriisi (fi) French: crise (fr) f. Georgian: კრიზისი (krizisi)

German: Krise (de) f. Hebrew: משבר (he) (mashber) m. Hungarian: krízis (hu) Icelandic: kreppa (is) Japanese: 危機 (ja) (きき, kiki) , クライシス (ja) (kuraishisu) Russian: кризис (ru) (krízis) m. Scottish Gaelic: èiginn (gd) f., gàbhadh (gd) m. Swedish: kris (sv), livskris (sv)

point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved

Czech: krize (cs) f. Danish: krise (da) c. Dutch: breekpunt n.

Finnish: kriisi (fi) German: Krise (de) f. Russian: кризис (ru) (krízis) m.

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Esperanto: krizo (eo) Greek: κρίση (el) (krisi) f. Italian: crisi (it) f.

Norwegian: krise (no) Portuguese: crise (pt) f. Spanish: crisis (es) f. Swedish: kris (sv) c.

External links

• crisis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• crisis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Noun

crisis f. (plural crises or crisissen, diminutive crisisje)

1. crisis
2. financial crisis

Derived terms

• crisismanager m.

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɾisis/

Noun

crisis f. (plural crisis)

1. A crisis
2. An attack; fit

Derived terms

• crisis de migraña f.