crisis
A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
Noun 4 meanings
A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
“I'm having a major crisis trying to wallpaper the living room.”
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”).
CRISIS at a glance
CRISIS has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + I 1 + S 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,329 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with crisis
All rhymes- ANALYSIS11
- BASIS7
- DIAGNOSIS11
- EMPHASIS15
- THESIS9
- HYPOTHESIS21
- GENESIS8
- SYNTHESIS15
- TUBERCULOSIS16
- OASIS5
- CHASSIS12
- PARALYSIS14
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- CRISPS10
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- CRISIC10
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