Plural of crisis
irregular plural
The plural of crisis is crises.
Forms of crisis
| Singular | crisis /ˈkɹaɪsɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | crises /ˈkɹaɪsiːz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Crises in a sentence
- The big question, I believe, is whether the Italian and maybe Spanish crises are the kind of thing that might be brought under control by ECB bond purchases.2011 August 7, Paul Krugman, “A Self-Fulfilling Euro Crisis? (Wonkish)”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2022
- The world’s environmental crises are an increasing concern in international politics.2019 August 30, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon fires show world heading for point of no return, says UN”, in The Guardian. From the entry increasing
- It is not just the social sciences that are in the grip of replication crises.2015 November 2, Andreas Ortmann, “The replication crisis has engulfed economics”, in The Conversation, retrieved 02 Sep 2021. From the entry replication crisis
- Local indie comedy Everyday Is Like Sunday has a fresh take on quarter-life crises.2013 August 15, Jason Anderson, “Everyday is Like Sunday: Local indie comedy about conflicted young people is smart, energetic…. From the entry quarter-life crisis
- Some doctors believe that midlife crises often stem from men's waning testosterone levels.2005 March 14, Shari Rudavsky, “Manopause”, in Indianapolis Star. From the entry menoporsche
Meaning of crisis
- noun A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
- noun An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
- noun A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
Nouns ending in -is: plural -es
Questions about the plural of crisis
- What is the plural of crisis?
- The plural of crisis is crises.
- Is crisis countable?
- Crisis is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crisis (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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