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Definition of crisis

noun (plural crises /-ˌsēz/)

a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger:the current economic crisis a family in crisis a crisis of semiliteracy among high school graduates
a time when a difficult or important decision must be made: [as modifier]:a crisis point of history
the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death.

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting the turning point of a disease): medical Latin, from Greek krisis 'decision', from krinein 'decide'. The general sense 'decisive point' dates from the early 17th century

Make the plural by changing the -is ending to -es: (crises).

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noun (plural crises /-ˌsēz/)

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