polycrisis
/ˈpɒliˌkraɪsɪs/
polycrisis noun: a series of crises occurring at the same time.
Noun
polycrisis (plural polycrises)
- A series of crises occurring at the same time.
- South Africa finds itself in a polycrisis in terms of dealing with economic development, to alleviate poverty, within water and energy constraints (see fig. 2).2011, Y. Villacampa Esteve, C. A. Brebbia, Andrea Alberto Mammoli, Energy and Sustainability III, WIT Press, →ISBN, page 16
- The first implies an ethics of sufficiency and cooperation which undercut the capitalist values of individualism and crass materialism that are of little use when it comes to considering alternatives to the polycrises we now face.2012, Mark Swilling, Eve Annecke, Just Transitions: Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World, United Nations Univ
Forms of polycrisis
| plural | polycrises |
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Origin of polycrisis
From poly- + crisis. Attested at least since the 2010s.
Questions about polycrisis
- What does polycrisis mean?
- Polycrisis means a series of crises occurring at the same time.
- What part of speech is polycrisis?
- Polycrisis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce polycrisis?
- Polycrisis is pronounced /ˈpɒliˌkraɪsɪs/.
- What is the plural of polycrisis?
- The plural of polycrisis is polycrises.
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