cri|sis

cri|sis
cri|sis «KRY sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
1. the turning point in a disease, toward life or death: »

The doctor said that when the patient's fever broke, the crisis would be passed.

2. Figurative. a) a point at which a change must come, either for the better or the worse; deciding event: »

The Battle of Waterloo was a crisis in Napoleon's career.

b) a time of difficulty and of anxious waiting: »

The United States faced a crisis following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under emergency. (Cf. ↑emergency)
╂B>< Latin crisis < Greek krísis < krínein decide, judge, separate]

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  • syn|cri|sis — «SIHNG kruh sihs», noun. Obsolete. a figure by which opposite things are compared. ╂[< Late Latin syncrisis < Greek sýnkrisis < synkrínein to compound, compare < syn syn + krínein to separate] …   Useful english dictionary

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