- a time of great danger, difficulty or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
- an economic/a financial crisis
- The government is attempting to solve the debt crisis through spending cuts.
- The government is facing a political crisis.
- a humanitarian crisis created by war and drought
- a housing/an energy crisis
- to resolve/solve/address a crisis
- in crisis The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
- The Labour Party was facing an identity crisis.
- an expert in crisis management
- We provide help to families in crisis situations.
- I know which friends I can turn to in times of crisis.
- crisis of something The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters (= they did not trust it any longer).
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2- Agriculture is facing a crisis.
- The city's fiscal crisis has deepened.
- In times of crisis it's good to have someone you can rely on for advice.
- She's no good in a crisis.
- The company is suffering a severe crisis of confidence.
- The government is in crisis.
- The plan could save the country from a looming energy crisis.
- Three people died during the hostage crisis.
- Union leaders are taking immediate steps to defuse the crisis.
- We are just waiting for the next crisis to arise.
- With competition from cheap imports, the British coal industry is facing a serious crisis.
- a crisis over pensions
- an expert in crisis management
- attempts to ease the town's housing crisis
- the growing crisis in education
- the worst economic crisis for fifty years
- A succession of economic crises had limited the money available for new social policies.
- He is one of the world's leading experts in crisis management.
- It is hoped that his resignation will end the latest political crisis in the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- grave
- major
- …
- be faced with
- be hit by
- experience
- …
- arise
- erupt
- hit
- …
- point
- situation
- intervention
- …
- during a/the crisis
- in (a/the) crisis
- crisis in
- …
- a crisis of confidence
- a crisis of faith
- a crisis of conscience
- …
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- a time when a problem, a bad situation or an illness is at its worst point
- Their marriage has reached crisis point.
- The fever has passed its crisis.
- The team's dismal season has reached crisis point.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- grave
- major
- …
- be faced with
- be hit by
- experience
- …
- arise
- erupt
- hit
- …
- point
- situation
- intervention
- …
- during a/the crisis
- in (a/the) crisis
- crisis in
- …
- a crisis of confidence
- a crisis of faith
- a crisis of conscience
- …
see also critical
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the turning point of a disease): medical Latin, from Greek krisis ‘decision’, from krinein ‘decide’. The general sense ‘decisive point’ dates from the early 17th cent.
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