crisis

Definition

Examples

The company survived the financial crisis by reducing its costs.

Word Family

Synonyms

• emergencya sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
• catastrophean event resulting in great loss and misfortune

Collocations

• Easy in times of crisis
  indicating a state, position, or relationship within times of crisis
• Medium crisis management protocol
  describing crisis management protocol (an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty)
• Hard acute liquidity crisis threatens solvency
  describing acute liquidity crisis threatens solvency (a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation)
• Very Hard avert a full-blown existential crisis
  to avert a full-blown existential crisis, meaning to prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening