Synonym: emergency, turning point. Similar words: financial crisis, surprising, surprisingly, script, critic, critical, criteria, describe. Meaning: ['kraɪsɪs] 
n. 1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty 2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something.
n. 1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty 2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something. 181. After World War Two, lots of prefabs were put up to ease the housing crisis.
182. He's a man who can be depended upon in a crisis.
183. Oil prices reacted sharply to news of the crisis in the Middle East.
184. The responsibility for the crisis rests squarely on the government.
185. He's passed the crisis - the fever's started to go down.
186. Representatives of EU countries will meet with senior American politicians to discuss the trade crisis.
187. I was impressed by the efficiency with which she handled the crisis.
188. The government made open confession of its inability to cope with the crisis.
More similar words: financial crisis, surprising, surprisingly, script, critic, critical, criteria, describe, visitor, visible, criticize, subscriber, division, envision, decision, as is, promising, provision, description, subsist, persist, assist, resist, insist, prescription, inquisitive, acquisition, advertising, emphasis, consist.