crisis

Definitions of crisis
  1. noun
    a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
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    emergencia
    a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
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    coyuntura
    an event that occurs at a critical time
  2. noun
    an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
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    bajón, depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca, retroceso
    a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
  3. noun
    a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
    synonyms: acometida, agresión, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
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    pizca, poquito
    a slight attack of illness
    apoplejía
    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
    ataque de histeria, ataque de risa, histerismo
    an attack of hysteria
    ataque al corazón, infarto
    a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
    convulsión, encaje, paroxismo, pataleta
    violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
    trombosis
    the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
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