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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   crisis
       n 1: an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty;
            "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
       2: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something;
          "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"