crisis
English Thesaurus
1. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | juncture, occasion, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs at a critical time (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | emergency, exigency, pinch, |
| definition | : | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action (noun.event) |
2. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | situation, |
| definition | : | a complex or critical or unusual difficulty (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | dunkirk, |
| definition | : | a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | exigency, |
| definition | : | a pressing or urgent situation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | depression, economic crisis, slump, |
| definition | : | a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment (noun.state) |
| attribute | : | critical, |
| definition | : | being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency (adj.all) |
3. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something (noun.event)
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