Crisis - English meaning

noun

A difficult or unpleasant situation.

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Resilience in the face of adversity

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A difficult or unlucky situation or event

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[ u ] she’s cheerful in the face of adversity.

noun

An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

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Emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity

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An event that causes much suffering to many people

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The factory closings were a calamity for the whole city.

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A serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering

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A series of calamities ruined them - floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son.

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A large-scale and violent event in the natural world.

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The cataclysm at the end of the cretaceous period

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An extremely destructive event or violent change

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Environmental/natural cataclysms, the city has just experienced a cataclysmic flood.

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An event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change

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An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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An environmental catastrophe

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A sudden event that causes great suffering or destruction

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Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family., a chemical plant leak could cause an en…

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A sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction

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They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

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A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.

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He wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: den's dilemma in a nutshell

State of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options

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A situation in which a choice has to be made between possibilities that will all have results you do not want

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The dilemma was over how to protect a charming little island and at the same time allow economic de…

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A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.

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159 people died in the disaster

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An event causing great harm, damage, or suffering

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[ c/u ] financial disaster, [ u ] disaster aid/relief, [ c ] over 100 people died in the disaster.,…

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A sudden event that causes a lot of damage, such as a very bad fire, storm, or accident

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Insurance companies often charge extra to cover floods, earthquakes, or other natural disasters., m…

noun

A play for theatre, radio, or television.

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A gritty urban drama about growing up in harlem

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A play, esp. a serious one, written to be performed by actors, the writing of plays, or the art of showing plays

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[ c ] she’s been in several television dramas., [ u ] arthur miller, a master of drama, wrote “deat…

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A type of film or tv programme that tells an exciting and generally serious story, as opposed to one that is mainly intended to be funny or entertaining

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She stars in a new 12-part drama about a woman recently released from prison., who are your favouri…

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A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

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Personal alarms for use in an emergency

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A dangerous or serious situation, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs immediate action

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In an emergency, dial 911 for an ambulance.

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A dangerous or serious situation that happens unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results

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Aim to build up risk-free savings in case of emergency., the governor declared a state of emergency…

noun

The furthest point or limit of something.

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The peninsula's western extremity

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The furthest point, especially from the centre

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The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate., in such a situation, your heart pumps faste…

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The parts of the human body furthest from the heart, for example, the fingers, toes, and nose

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In such a situation, your heart pumps faster to prevent your extremities from freezing.

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Severe suffering or privation.

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Intolerable levels of hardship

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A condition of life that causes difficulty or suffering

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[ u ] the 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic hardship.

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A condition that causes difficulty or suffering, for example, being without a job or enough money

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Financial/economic hardship the price of cooking gas increased five-fold, worsening the economic ha…

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A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.

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She made a mess of the kitchen

verb

Make untidy or dirty.

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She scratched her head, messing her hair still further

noun

A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

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We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty

verb

Pledge or solemnly promise (one's faith or loyalty).

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Men to plighted vows were faithful

noun

An unpleasant condition, esp. a serious, sad, or difficult one

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My problems aren’t much compared with the plight of the storm victims.

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A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

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The club's financial predicament

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An unpleasant or confusing situation that is difficult to get out of or solve

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With no money and no job, he found himself in a real predicament.

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A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

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Kate was in a quandary

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A state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved

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I’ve had two job offers, and i’m in a real quandary about/over which one to accept.

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A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.

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A dramatic reversal in population decline in the alps

verb

Move backwards.

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The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

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The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

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The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

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A reversal or check in progress.

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A serious setback for the peace process

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Something that causes delay or stops progress

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Democrats suffered a serious setback in yesterday’s election, losing all three contested seats.

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Something that happens that causes a delay or prevents a process from continuing

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He suffered a setback yesterday in his attempts to take a stake in the mobile phone company., a set…

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Difficulty or problems.

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I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

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He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

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[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

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A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.

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Major upheavals in the financial markets

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(a) great change, causing or involving difficulty or trouble

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[ u ] the long garbage strike in 1970 caused much political upheaval.