crisis
/ˈkraɪsɪs/
noun
- A time of intense difficulty, danger, or trouble.
- She handled the family crisis with great calm.
- The company is in crisis after losing its biggest client.
- The country faced an economic crisis after the bank failures.
- A crucial or decisive point in a situation, especially in a story or illness.
- The patient passed the crisis and began to recover.
- The fever reached its crisis on the third night.
- The novel builds to a crisis in the final chapter.
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