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Crises Pronunciation
Crises is pronounced KRY-seez, IPA /ˈkraɪsiz/.
KRY-seez
US /ˈkraɪsiz/ · UK /ˈkraɪsiːz/
Syllables: KRY · seez (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural of crisis): Times of intense difficulty or danger, more than one of them.
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Crises in a Sentence
- Two crises in one month exhausted the staff.
- The bank survived three crises in a decade.
- Both crises began with the same shortage.
Common Mispronunciations of Crises
Not KRY-siz
The plural ends on a long ee plus z, seez, which is what marks it out in speech from the singular crisis.
Not KRI-seez
Lengthen the opening i to the eye of mine. A short value there suits Christmas, not this word.
Tip: One crisis is KRY-sis and several are KRY-seez. Greek plurals of this kind behave the same way: thesis and theses, axis and axes.
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