crisis

cri·sis

 (krī′sĭs)

n. pl. cri·ses (-sēz)

1. A crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change.

2. A sudden change in the course of a disease or fever, toward either improvement or deterioration.

3. An emotionally stressful event or traumatic change in a person's life.

4. A point in a story or drama when a conflict reaches its highest tension and must be resolved.

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[Middle English, from Latin, judgment, from Greek krisis, from krīnein, to separate, judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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crisis

(ˈkraɪsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-siːz)

1. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something, esp in a sequence of events or a disease

2. an unstable period, esp one of extreme trouble or danger in politics, economics, etc

3. (Pathology) pathol a sudden change, for better or worse, in the course of a disease. Also (archaic): crise

[C15: from Latin: decision, from Greek krisis, from krinein to decide]

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cri•sis

(ˈkraɪ sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-sēz).

1. a turning point, as in a sequence of events, for better or for worse.

2. a condition of instability, as in international relations, that leads to a decisive change.

3. a personal tragedy, emotional upheaval, or the like.

4.

a. the point in the course of a serious disease at which a decisive change occurs, leading to recovery or to death.

b. the change itself.

5. the point, as in a play, at which the antagonistic elements confront each other.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin < Greek krísis decision =kri- variant s. of krinein to decide, separate + -sis -sis]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

crisis

An incident or situation involving a threat to the United States, its territories, citizens, military forces, possessions, or vital interests that develops rapidly and creates a condition of such diplomatic, economic, political, or military importance that commitment of US military forces and resources is contemplated in order to achieve national objectives.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	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, slump, depression - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
	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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crisis

noun

1. emergency, plight, catastrophe, predicament, pass, trouble, disaster, mess, dilemma, strait, deep water, meltdown (informal), extremity, quandary, dire straits, exigency, critical situation Strikes worsened the country's economic crisis.

2. critical point, climax, point of no return, height, confrontation, crunch (informal), turning point, culmination, crux, moment of truth, climacteric The anxiety that had been building within him reached a crisis.

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crisis

noun

1. A decisive point:

climacteric, crossroad (used in plural), exigence, exigency, head, juncture, pass, turning point, zero hour.

2. A highly volatile dangerous situation requiring immediate remedial action:

emergency, extremity, flash point.

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Translations

أَزْمَةأزْمـهضائِقَـه، وَقت الأزمَـه

krizekritická situace

krisekrisetilstandvendepunkt

KriseKrisisMidlife-CrisisWendung

κρίση

crisismomento crítico

kriisi

crise

משבר

kriza

krízisválság

hættuástandkreppaumhvörf; hættuástand; krísa

crisi

クライシス危機重大局面

위기

krizėpavojussukrėtimas

kritiska situācijakrīze

crisiskeerpunt

krisevendepunkt

kryzys

crise

кризискриз

kriza

kris

ช่วงวิกฤต

krizbuhranbunalım

cuộc khủng hoảng

危机转折点决定性时刻

crisis

[ˈkraɪsɪs]

A. N (crises (pl)) [ˈkraɪsiːz] → crisis f inv (Med) → punto m crítico
to come to a crisis → entrar en crisis
we've got a crisis on our hands → estamos enfrentándonos a una crisis

B. CPD crisis centre (Brit) crisis center (US) N (for disaster) → centro m coordinador de rescate; (for personal help) → teléfono m de la esperanza; (for battered women) → centro m de ayuda (a las mujeres maltratadas)
crisis management N → gestión f de crisis

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crisis

[ˈkraɪsɪs] [crises] [ˈkraɪsiːz] (pl) n → crise f
economic crisis → crise f économique
financial crisis → crise f financière
hostage crisis → crise f des otages
refugee crisis → crise f des réfugiés
budget crisis → crise f budgétaire
energy crisis → crise f de l'énergie
to be in crisis → être en crise
in times of crisis → en temps de crise crisis management, crisis of confidence, identity crisis, Gulf Crisiscrisis management n → gestion f de crisecrisis of confidence n → crise f de confiance

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crisis

n pl <crises> → Krise f (also Med); to reach crisis point → den Höhepunkt erreichen; that was a crisis in his life (= decisive moment) → das war ein entscheidender Punkt in seinem Leben; (= emotional crisis) → das war eine Krise in seinem Leben; at this time of crisis → in dieser krisenreichen or schweren Zeit; in times of crisis → in Krisenzeiten

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crisis

:

crisis centre

n → Einsatzzentrum nt (für Krisenfälle); rape crisis → Beratungsstelle f (für Frauen, die Opfer einer Vergewaltigung geworden sind)

crisis management

n → Krisenmanagement nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crisis

[ˈkraɪsɪs] n (crises (pl)) [ˈkraɪsiːz] → crisi f inv
to come to a crisis → entrare in crisi
we have a crisis on our hands → ci troviamo di fronte a una crisi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crisis

(ˈkraisis) – plural ˈcrises (-siːz) – noun

1. a deciding moment or turning-point (especially of an illness). Although she is still very ill, she has passed the crisis. kritieke punt, keerpunt أزْمـه кризисно състояние crise krize die Krisis krise κρίσιμη φάση (συν. αρρώστιας) crisis, momento crítico pöördepunkt اوج بیماری؛ بحبوحه murros criseנקודת מפנה संकट kriza krízis masa krisis umhvörf; hættuástand; krísa crisi 危期 고비 krizė krīze masalah crisiskrise, vendepunktkryzys خطرات crise criză кризис kríza kriza kriza kris ช่วงเวลาที่เป็นตายเท่ากัน kriz 轉折點，關鍵時刻 криза, перелом فيصل‍ہ کن مرحل‍ہ thời điểm khó khăn 转折点，决定性时刻

2. a time of great danger or difficulty. a crisis such as the recent flooding; You can rely on her in a crisis. krisis tyd, kritieke punt ضائِقَـه، وَقت الأزمَـه криза crise kritická situace die Krise krise κρίσηcrisis hädaolukord بحران kriisi situation critiqueמשבר संकट kriza krízis kemelut hættuástand crisi 危機 위기 nelaimė, sukrėtimas, pavojus krīze; kritiska situācija bahaya crisiskrisekryzys بحران crise situaţie critică критический момент kritická situácia nesreča, stiska kriza krisläge ช่วงวิกฤต bunalım, kriz, buhran 危機 криза بحران khủng hoảng 危机

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

crisis

→ أَزْمَة krize krise Krise κρίση crisis kriisi crise kriza crisi 重大局面 위기 crisis krise kryzys crise кризис kris ช่วงวิกฤต kriz cuộc khủng hoảng 危机

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crisis

n (pl -ses) crisis f; blast — crisis blástica; identity — crisis de identidad; midlife — crisis de la mediana edad

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