Looking for the meaning of the word CRISIS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of CRISIS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Crisis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkrʌɪsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a time of intense difficulty or danger
Short Definition:time of intense difficulty or danger
Examples:- the current economic crisis
- he goes to pieces in a crisis
- the monarchy was in crisis
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