Everyday LifeGreek → English
Crisis
A time of intense difficulty or danger.
The Greek roots
κρίσις
krísis
decision, turning point
Literally: “a moment of decision”
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The story of the word
In medicine the krísis was the turning point of an illness — the decisive moment. From krínein, 'to judge'.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The team pulled together during the crisis.