crisis

cri|sis

W2S2 [ˈkraısıs] n plural crises [-si:z]

[U and C]

[Date: 1400-1500; : Latin; Origin: Greek krisis 'decision', from krinein; CRITERION]

1.) a situation in which there are a lot of problems that must be dealt with quickly so that the situation does not get worse or more dangerous

→↑emergency

▪ The country now faces an economic crisis .

▪ The Prime Minister was criticized for the way in which he handled the crisis .

▪ the current debt crisis

▪ a major political crisis

▪ I was relieved that we had averted yet another financial crisis .

▪ Oil companies were heavily criticized when they made large profits during the oil crisis of the 1970s.

▪ The car industry is now in crisis .

▪ He doesn't seem to be very good at crisis management .

2.) a time when a personal emotional problem or situation has reached its worst point

▪ an emotional crisis

▪ In times of crisis, you find out who your real friends are.

▪ He seems to be going through a crisis .

▪ She has reached a crisis point in her career.

▪ Both parties experienced an identity crisis (=feeling of uncertainty about their purpose) at the end of the '90s.

3.) crisis of confidence

a situation in which people no longer believe that a government or an economic system is working properly, and will no longer support it or work with it

▪ There seems to be a crisis of confidence in the economy.

4.) crisis of conscience

a situation in which someone feels worried or uncomfortable because they have done something which they think is wrong or immoral

→↑midlife crisis

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

economic/financial/political crisis

deal with/handle a crisis

energy/oil/housing crisis

debt/budget crisis

a crisis erupts/arises

a major/severe crisis

resolve/solve/defuse a crisis

avert a crisis

in/during a crisis

be in crisis

crisis management (=dealing with a crisis)

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