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Definitions for Crisis

[1] a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
[2] a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change.
[3] a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.
[4] Medicine/Medical . the point in the course of a serious disease at which a decisive change occurs, leading either to recovery or to death. the change itself.
[5] the point in a play or story at which hostile elements are most tensely opposed to each other.
[6] of, referring to, or for use in dealing with a crisis.
[7] a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something, esp in a sequence of events or a disease
[8] an unstable period, esp one of extreme trouble or danger in politics, economics, etc
[9] pathol a sudden change, for better or worse, in the course of a disease

Words related to Crisis

crunch, dilemma, catastrophe, emergency, pressure, mess, impasse, confrontation, situation, trouble, deadlock, change, disaster, climax, strait, height, juncture, pass, perplexity, corner

Words nearby Crisis

cripple creek, crippling, cripps, crise, criseyde, crisis, crisis center, crisis management, crisis theology, crisp, crispate

Origin of Crisis

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin crisis “(medical) crisis,” from Greek krísis “decision, interpretation,” equivalent to kri- variant stem of krīnein “to decide, separate, judge” + -sis -sis

Other words from Crisis

cri·sic , adjective
post·cri·sis , adjective, noun, plural post·cri·ses.

Word origin for Crisis

C15: from Latin: decision, from Greek krisis, from krinein to decide

Synonyms for Crisis

catastrophe, change, confrontation, crunch, deadlock, dilemma, disaster, emergency, impasse, mess, pressure, situation, trouble, climacteric, climax, contingency, corner, crossroad, crux, culmination, embarrassment, entanglement, exigency, extremity, height, imbroglio, juncture, necessity, pass, perplexity, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, puzzle, quandary, stew, strait, trauma, trial, urgency, big trouble, dire straits, hot potato, hour of decision, moment of truth, point of no return, turning point