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Definition of crasis

"crasis" is probably misspelled. Trying crisis instead Definition of crisis

1. crisis [ n ] an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
Examples: "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

Used in print:

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

Such identification comes for each group in each crisis by rewriting history into legend and developing appropriate national heroes .

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

He is confronted with the recurrent crises , such_as great natural catastrophes and the great transitions of life - marriage , incurable disease , widowhood , old_age , the certainty of death .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

The two major newspapers in Providence continued , throughout the crisis , to accuse each other of misrepresenting the facts and attempting to falsify history .

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

A dead armadillo , the sole occupant of the stage , symbolizes the crisis and destruction of the Old_Order .

Synonyms crisis Related Terms situation situation exigency juncture dunkirk critical noncritical

2. crisis [ n ] a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
Examples: "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"

Used in print:

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

It is worth dwelling in some detail on the crisis of this story , because it brings_together a number of characteristic elements and makes of them a curious , riddling compound obscurely but centrally significant for Mann 's work .

Piepsam calls the cyclist `` cur '' and `` puppy '' among other things , and at the crisis of his fit a little fox-terrier stands before him and howls into his face .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The Ifni crisis in the fall of 1957 postponed further consideration of elections , but French consultants were called_in and notices of further investigation appeared from_time_to_time .

Despite the internal and international crises that harassed Morocco the elections remained a central issue .

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

It had just suffered a calamity , the final crisis in a long series of calamities .

Synonyms crisis Related Terms juncture emergency

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