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Word:
crisis
IPA transcription: [kɹ'aɪsəs]
Pronunciations of crisis
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
crisis
Meaning:
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
Synonyms:
crisis
Meaning:
a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
Usage examples
They gathered to a crisis.
I looked forward to any new crisis with delight.
If, then, a happy crisis came not, all hope was gone.
The first question must be a peaceful settlement of the crisis.
"No one's help will be refused in a crisis like this," said Everley.
"At any moment a crisis may arise needing your presence and decision."
At this period England was passing through a very grave economic crisis.
The crisis was over and the doctor in attendance thought Sidney would recover.
The hubbub among the servants rather increased than diminished as this crisis approached.
To imagine that at such a crisis credit might be dispensed with, would be the extreme of infatuation.
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George VI
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Ronald Reagan
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George Lansbury
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Han dynasty
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Winston Churchill
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Confederate government of Kentucky
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Anfield
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World War I
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Thomas Jefferson
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Love Actually
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