Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

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.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George VI, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ronald Reagan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Han dynasty, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Winston Churchill, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Confederate government of Kentucky, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Anfield, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording World War I, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Thomas Jefferson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Love Actually, License CC BY-SA 4.0