American English pronunciation
How to pronounce crises
IPA transcription: [k'ɹaɪsiz]
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Noun
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an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
“they went bankrupt during the economic crisis”
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a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
“after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better”
Usage examples
- But once family members have weathered their personal crises, little seems to have changed.
- There are free courses that teach how to provide healthcare in humanitarian crises situations.
- These are then argued to cause financial and hence economic crises.
- Thanks to this, future crises will no longer take us by surprise.
- Both characters head for psychological crises, but only one survives the wreckage.
- After the Berlin and Cuba crises, tensions tapered off between the two superpowers.
- There are free courses that teach how to provide healthcare in humanitarian crises situations.
- There are free courses that teach how to provide healthcare in humanitarian crises situations.
- Without such a reform, we will not be able to get an effective tool for countering global crises.
- Other television productions that simulate devastating crises in a documentary format predate "Without Warning".