kriz — meaning in English

English meaning

• crisis noun A time of intense difficulty, danger, or instability that demands urgent action.
• seizure noun The act of taking something by force or by legal authority.

Senses

kriz is used for these senses in English:

• crisis An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
• crisis (medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
• crisis (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
• seizure A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
• seizure A sudden onset of pain or emotion.

crisis — full definition

1. noun A time of intense difficulty, danger, or instability that demands urgent action.
2. noun A turning point in a disease or difficult situation.

seizure — full definition

1. noun The act of taking something by force or by legal authority.
2. noun A sudden episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, often causing convulsions, common in epilepsy.

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