Definition of crisis

"crisis" in the noun sense

1. crisis

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

"they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

2. crisis

a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

"after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"

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Quotations for crisis

Death is not an end, but a transition crisis. All the forms of decay are but masks of regeneration - the secret alembics of vitality. [ Chapin ]

A true friend is distinguished in the crisis of hazard and necessity; when the gallantry of his aid may show the worth of his soul and the loyalty of his heart. [ Ennius ]

The effects of opposition are wonderful. There are men who rise refreshed on hearing of a threat; men to whom a crisis which intimidates and paralyzes the majority - demanding, not the faculties of prudence and thrift, but comprehension, immovableness, the readiness of sacrifice - comes graceful and beloved as a bride. [ Emerson ]

In eloquence, the great triumphs of the art are when the orator is lifted above himself; when consciously he makes himself the mere tongue of the occasion and the hour, and says what cannot but be said. Hence the term abandonment, to describe the self-surrender of the orator. Not his will, but the principle on which he is horsed, the great connection and crisis of events, thunder in the ear of the crowd. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

crisis in Scrabble®

The word crisis is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters crisis:

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word crisis

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crisis in Words With Friends™

The word crisis is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters crisis:

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Words within the letters of crisis

2 letter words in crisis (1 word)

3 letter words in crisis (3 words)

4 letter words in crisis (2 words)

6 letter words in crisis (1 word)

crisis + 2 blanks (5 words)

Words containing the sequence crisis

Words that start with crisis (1 word)

Words with crisis in them (1 word)

Words that end with crisis (2 words)

Word Growth involving crisis

Shorter words in crisis

is

Longer words containing crisis

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