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   Cri·sis

   /ˈkrīsəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger: "the current economic crisis" Similar catastrophecalamitycataclysmemergencydisasterpredicamentplightmessdilemmaquandarysetbackreversereversalupheavaldramatroubledire straitshard timeshardshipadversityextremitydistressdifficultyinformal:fixpicklejamstewscrapebindholesticky situationhot waterhellhell on earthhasslestresscar crashspot of bother
   • ▪ a time when a difficult or important decision must be made: "when the crisis came, she does not appear to have hesitated" Similar critical pointdecisive pointturning pointcrossroadscritical periodcruxclimaxclimactericculminationheightheadmoment of truthzero hourpoint of no returnRubiconinformal:crunch
   • ▪ the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the turning point of a disease): medical Latin, from Greek krisis ‘decision’, from krinein ‘decide’. The general sense ‘decisive point’ dates from the early 17th century.

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. emergency. predicament. crunch. exigency. extremity. strait. disaster. plight. difficulty. zero hour. juncture. turning point. climacteric. critical point. catastrophe. climax. crossroads. moment of truth. head. mess. contingency. crux. dilemma. trouble. pickle. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. View all. Related.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of crisis in English. crisis. noun. These are words and phrases related to crisis. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of crisis. Negotiations between the two countries are approaching a crisis. Synonyms. turning point. climax. emergency. critical stage. nail-biter. Informal.

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   Crisis synonyms - 1 453 Words and Phrases for Crisis. emergency. n. # predicament. predicament. n. # circumstance. crunch. n. # climax , crux. exigency. n. # twist , difficulty. extremity. n. # tragedy. strait. n. # twist , difficulty. disaster. n. # regret , shame. plight. n. # predicament. difficulty. n. # predicament. zero hour. n.

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   6 days ago · Synonyms for CRISIS in English: emergency, plight, catastrophe, predicament, pass, trouble, disaster, mess, dilemma, strait, …

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   Synonyms for CRISIS: climacteric, exigency, juncture, pass, emergency, dilemma, turning point; Antonyms for CRISIS: normality, stability, peace, regularity. See syn. study at emergency.emergency, regularity, calm.

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   Synonyms: emergency, calamity, disaster, catastrophe, critical situation, dire straits, plight, mess, predicament, dilemma, trouble, big trouble, pinch (informal), impasse, hot water (informal), pickle (informal), stew (informal), fix (informal), kettle of fish (UK, informal) Antonyms:

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › crisesCRISES Synonyms: 44 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster

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   a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action the governor responded swiftly and surely to the crisis. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. crossroads. emergencies. situations. exigencies. heads. extremities. conjunctures. predicaments. junctures. possibilities. crunches. boiling points. flash points. clutches. breaking points.