[Text available only in English] cri•sis |'krîsis|noun ( pl. -ses |-,sez|)a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger : the current economic crisis | a family in crisis | a crisis of ...• a time when a difficult or important decision must be made : [as adj. ] a crisis point of history.• the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death.• the point in a play or story when a crucial...