crisis
(noun) a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; “after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better”
crisis
(noun) an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; “they went bankrupt during the economic crisis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crises
plural of crisis
• scries
Source: Wiktionary
Cri"sis (kr"ss), n.; pl. Crises (-s. Etym: [L. crisis, Gr. Certain.]
1. The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point. This hour's the very crisis of your fate. Dryden. The very times of crisis for the fate of the country. Brougham.
2. (Med.)
Definition: That change in a disease which indicates whether the result is to be recovery or death; sometimes, also, a striking change of symptoms attended by an outward manifestation, as by an eruption or sweat. Till some safe crisis authorize their skill. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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