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English noun: crisis | |||
| 1. | crisis (state) an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty | ||
| Samples | They went bankrupt during the economic crisis. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | situation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | critical point, crossroads, depression, Dunkirk, economic crisis, exigency, juncture, slump | ||
| Attribute | critical, noncritical, noncrucial | ||
| 2. | crisis (event) a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something | ||
| Samples | After the crisis the patient either dies or gets better. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | juncture, occasion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | emergency, exigency, pinch | ||
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