noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ acute , grave , major , serious , severe , terrible , worst
▪
the worst economic ~ for fifty years
▪ deepening , growing , mounting , ongoing , unfolding ( esp. AmE )
▪ impending , looming , potential
▪
The plan could save the country from a looming energy ~.
▪ current , present
▪ global , international , national
▪ constitutional , ecological , economic , environmental , financial , fiscal , humanitarian , nuclear , political , social
▪ budget , cash , currency , debt , liquidity
▪
the Third-World debt ~
▪ energy , health , hostage , housing , immigration , oil , refugee
▪ family , personal
▪ moral , spiritual
▪ identity
▪ midlife
VERB + CRISIS
▪ be faced with , be hit by , experience , face , go through , have ( informal ), suffer , undergo
▪
With competition from cheap imports, the industry is facing a serious ~.
▪
He's having a midlife ~.
▪ cause , create , lead to , precipitate , provoke , spark off , trigger
▪ address , alleviate , deal with , defuse , ease , handle , manage , overcome , resolve , respond to , solve , tackle
▪
Union leaders are taking immediate steps to defuse the ~.
▪
attempts to ease the town's housing ~
▪ survive , weather
▪ avert , avoid , prevent
▪ end
▪ aggravate , exacerbate
CRISIS + VERB
▪ arise , erupt , hit , occur
▪
We are just waiting for the next ~ to arise.
▪ deepen , unfold , worsen
▪ loom
▪ be over
▪
As soon as the ~ was over, she relaxed.
CRISIS + NOUN
▪ point
▪
The team's dismal season has reached ~ point.
▪ situation
▪ intervention , management
▪
an expert in ~ management
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~
▪
Three people died during the hostage ~.
▪ in (a/the) ~
▪
The government is in ~.
▪
She's no good in a ~.
▪ ~ in
▪
the growing ~ in education
▪ ~ over
▪
a ~ over pensions
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of confidence
▪
The company is suffering a severe ~ of confidence.
▪ a ~ of faith
▪ a ~ of conscience
▪ at/in moments of ~ , at/in times of ~
▪
In times of ~ it's good to have someone you can rely on for advice.