crisis

rikici, hatsaniya

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkraɪsɪs/

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• Hyphenation: cri‧sis

Noun

Singular crisis

Plural crises

1. (countable) A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or very dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, social or environmental issues.

   West Africa's chief mediator in the Niger crisis, ex-Nigerian military leader Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar,
   Babban mai shiga tsakani na ƙungiyar raya tattalin arziƙin yammacin Afrika (ECOWAS) domin sassanta rikicin Nijar, Janar Abdulsalami Abubakar --bbchausa/Niger_Coup_2023

2. (countable) A crisis is a serious emotional problem.

   My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.

   My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.