crisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
・UK /'kraɪsɪs/
B1
noun
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A situation that has reached a critical phase.
- A time of intense difficulty or danger.
- A decisive moment.
- A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
- A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
- A situation that has reached a critical phase.
- A time when a problem, illness, etc. is at its worst point
- A situation related to environmental damage.
- A state of instability or danger.
- A difficult or painful experience in a person's life.
- A politically unstable situation.
- A turning point in a disease.
Examples
Union leaders are taking immediate steps to defuse the crisis. attempts to ease the town's housing crisis
the growing crisis in education