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Antonyms for crisis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : krahy-sis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkraɪ sɪs |
Definition of crisis
Origin :- early 15c., from Latinized form of Greek krisis "turning point in a disease" (used as such by Hippocrates and Galen), literally "judgment, result of a trial, selection," from krinein "to separate, decide, judge," from PIE root *krei- "to sieve, discriminate, distinguish" (cf. Greek krinesthai "to explain;" Old English hriddel "sieve;" Latin cribrum "sieve," crimen "judgment, crime," cernere (past participle cretus) "to sift, separate;" Old Irish criathar, Old Welsh cruitr "sieve;" Middle Irish crich "border, boundary"). Transferred non-medical sense is 1620s in English. A German term for "mid-life crisis" is Torschlusspanik, literally "shut-door-panic," fear of being on the wrong side of a closing gate.
- noun critical situation
- He felt that a crisis had come, and he was determined to be obeyed.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The Opium trade, perhaps beneficially, brought matters to a crisis.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- It is the crisis which makes the pressure, and not the laws which provide a remedy for it.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The young man tried to be patient over her density in this time of crisis.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Garson was growing stronger, since at last the crisis was upon him.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Antonio gives lavishly, but is saved at the crisis by his friends.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- But his boundless self-confidence served him well in this crisis.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- How did I chance to see him just at that crisis, when I didn't know of his presence?
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- His proposal at this crisis for you, my dear, is a charming thing.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Synonyms for crisis
- big trouble
- catastrophe
- change
- climacteric
- climax
- confrontation
- contingency
- corner
- crossroad
- crunch
- crux
- culmination
- deadlock
- dilemma
- dire straits
- disaster
- embarrassment
- emergency
- entanglement
- exigency
- extremity
- height
- hot potato
- hour of decision
- imbroglio
- impasse
- juncture
- mess
- moment of truth
- necessity
- pass
- perplexity
- pickle
- pinch
- plight
- point of no return
- predicament
- pressure
- puzzle
- quandary
- situation
- stew
- strait
- trauma
- trial
- trouble
- turning point
- urgency
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