crisis

B1 Topic:Safety & Risk

US /ˈkɹɑesɪs/ UK /ˈkɹaɪsɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #2936

Meanings

1

noun
A time of serious danger, difficulty, or trouble.

The country went bankrupt during the economic crisis.
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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Forms crises

Derived forms acrisiacrisis-riddencrisislesscrisitunityecocrisisepicrisiseurocrisisminicrisismulticrisisnoncrisispermacrisispolycrisis

Related forms criterion critic critical criticize critique

Etymology

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”).

*krey- Proto-Indo-European crisis Latin κρίσις Ancient Greek

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# crisis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɹɑesɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɹaɪsɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 2936

## Meanings
1. A time of serious danger, difficulty, or trouble.
2. A crucial moment or turning point when an important decision must be made.

## Examples
- The country went bankrupt during the economic crisis.
- The company has reached a crisis and must decide whether to keep going or close down.

## Derived Forms
- acrisia
- crisis-ridden
- crisisless
- crisitunity
- ecocrisis
- epicrisis
- eurocrisis
- minicrisis
- multicrisis
- noncrisis
- permacrisis
- polycrisis

## Related Forms
- criterion
- critic
- critical
- criticize
- critique

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *krey-
- Root: crisis
- Root: κρίσις

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
crisis comes 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”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *krey-, Latin crisis, Ancient Greek κρίσις. Current senses include A time of serious danger, difficulty, or trouble and A crucial moment or turning point when an important decision must be made. English relatives and later formations include acrisia, crisis-ridden, crisisless, criterion, critic.

## Topics
- Safety & Risk

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