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crisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
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UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
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US /fɔrs, fors/
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UK /fɔ:s/
- Noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- Transitive Verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
- To break open (something) using force.
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US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
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UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
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US /ɪnˈkris/
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UK /ɪn'kri:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become larger in size or amount
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- A rise in strength or intensity.
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