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Crisis

/ˈkɹaɪsɪs/

A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

📖 Definitions of "Crisis"

noun
  1. 1

    A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

  2. 2

    An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.

  3. 3

    A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.

  4. 4

    A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.

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