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crisis
noun
-
crisis
,
crises
a
time
of
great
difficulty
or
danger
when
important
decisions
must
be
made
•
During
the
financial
crisis
,
many
people
lost
their
jobs
and
homes
.
During
the
financial
crisis
,
many
people
lost
their
jobs
and
homes
.
•
The
sudden
storm
created
a
rescue
crisis
for
the
coastal
town
.
The
sudden
storm
created
a
rescue
crisis
for
the
coastal
town
.
from
Greek
‘
krisis
’
meaning
‘
decision
’
or
‘
turning
point
’,
originally
used
in
medical
writing
then
generalized
to
any
decisive
moment
noun
-
crisis
,
crises
the
turning
point
of
a
disease
when
it
becomes
clear
if
the
patient
will
improve
or
worsen
•
The
doctor
explained
that
the
fever
would
either
break
or
spike
during
tonight's
crisis
.
The
doctor
explained
that
the
fever
would
either
break
or
spike
during
tonight's
crisis
.
•
After
the
crisis
passed
,
the
patient's
temperature
finally
began
to
fall
.
After
the
crisis
passed
,
the
patient's
temperature
finally
began
to
fall
.
same
Greek
root
as
the
general
sense
,
first
used
in
Hippocratic
writings
to
mark
the
decisive
phase
of
illness
