Times of intense difficulty or danger that require immediate action or decisions
Examples:
The meeting was convened to address the economic crises.He was renowned for managing multiple diplomatic crises.The organization developed a strategy to tackle water crises.
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Crisis
/ˈkraɪsəs/
A time of intense difficulty or danger requiring urgent decision or action
Examples:
Finally Mr Micawber's problems reached a crisis.I knew that the crisis of my disorder had long passed.The moment of action – of crisis!
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Use crisis when talking about a single situation or event that is extremely difficult or dangerous.
Remember that crises is the plural form of crisis, meaning multiple critical situations.
If you find yourself talking about more than one critical event, use crises instead of crisis.