crisis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A time of serious danger, difficulty, or trouble.

   The country went bankrupt during the economic crisis.

2. 2
   noun

   A crucial moment or turning point when an important decision must be made.

   The company has reached a crisis and must decide whether to keep going or close down.

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Simplified etymology

Crisis comes from Greek krisis, “a decision,” derived from krinein, “to decide” or “judge.” It once referred specifically to the turning point in a disease toward recovery or death; the broader sense “decisive point” dates from the early 17th century.

From Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis, “a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, choice, election, judgment, dispute”), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).

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