crisis

• Période de difficultés intenses, de danger ou d'incertitude, exigeant souvent des actions ou des décisions urgentes.

A noun referring to a time of intense difficulty, danger, or uncertainty, often requiring urgent action or decision-making.

pluriel irrégulier

1. Serious situationB1formal

   A time of intense difficulty, danger, or uncertainty that requires immediate action.

   Situation grave

   • The country is facing an economic crisis.
   • The hospital dealt with a staffing crisis during the pandemic.
   • They resolved the family crisis through counseling.

   Synonymescalamitycatastrophedisasteremergencyexigencyplightpredicamenttroubleupheavalurgency

   Antonymescalmnormalitypeacesolutionstability

2. B2formal

   A critical moment or turning point in a situation or process.

   point tournant

   • The battle was the crisis of the war.
   • Her illness reached a crisis on Tuesday night.
   • The negotiations reached a crisis when talks broke down.

   Synonymesclimactericcritical pointjuncturemilestonemoment of truthturning pointwatershed