crisis

8 definitions • 18 examples

a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering:

an economic/financial crisis

I had to take a day off to deal with a family crisis — our pet died and our children were inconsolable.

an extremely difficult or dangerous point in a situation:

crisis talks

resolve a crisis A mediator has been called in to resolve the crisis.

experiencing a time of great difficulty, danger, or suffering:

The country's leadership is in crisis.

a moment during a serious illness when there is the possibility of suddenly getting either better or worse:

He's passed the crisis - the fever's started to go down.

a sudden loss of confidence:

With inflation at 500 percent, the country faces a crisis of confidence.

an extremely dangerous or difficult situation:

[ C ] an economic crisis

[ U ] People react in times of crisis, but ignore us the rest of the time.

a situation that is extremely difficult or dangerous, when there are many problems:

a major/serious/global crisis

an economic/financial/political crisis

a looming/impending/growing crisis This matter needs to be discussed, in the light of the looming pensions crisis.

cause/create a crisis The ban, fortunately, did not create a crisis in the dairy industry.

face a crisis The industry is facing a serious staffing crisis.

a crisis arises/occurs/deepens This article examines how the debt crisis arose,

address/resolve/solve a crisis A mediator has been called in to resolve the crisis.

The country's leadership is in crisis.

a situation when people become less confident and start to worry:

The company's poor trading figures provoked a crisis of confidence on the stock markets.