BrokeLoser
Diamond Member
At what point would you be willing to consider the illegal immigration issue a “crisis”...one that would require an “emergency” response?
cri·sis
/ˈkrīsis/
noun
noun: crisis; plural noun: crises
cri·sis
/ˈkrīsis/
noun
noun: crisis; plural noun: crises
- a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
"the current economic crisis"
synonyms: catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, emergency, disaster; More
predicament, plight, mess, dilemma, quandary, setback, reverse, reversal, upheaval, drama;
trouble, dire straits, hard times, hardship, adversity, extremity, distress, difficulty;
informalfix, pickle, jam, stew, scrape, bind, hole, sticky situation, hot water, hell, hell on earth, hassle, stress;
informalcar crash, spot of bother
"the country was in the grip of an economic crisis"- a time when a difficult or important decision must be made.
"a crisis point of history"
synonyms: critical point, decisive point, turning point, crossroads, critical period, crux, climax, climacteric, culmination, height, head, moment of truth, zero hour, point of no return, Rubicon;
informalcrunch
"events across the North Sea were building to a crisis"
e·mer·gen·cy
/əˈmərjənsē/
noun
noun: emergency; plural noun: emergencies- a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
"your quick response in an emergency could be a lifesaver"
synonyms: crisis, urgent situation, extremity, exigency; More
accident, disaster, catastrophe, calamity;
difficulty, plight, predicament, tight spot, tight corner, mess;
quandary, dilemma;
unforeseen circumstances, dire/desperate straits, danger;
informalscrape, jam, fix, pickle, spot, hole, hot water, crunch, panic stations
"your quick response in an emergency could be a lifesaver"- arising from or needed or used in an emergency.
modifier noun: emergency
"an emergency exit"
synonyms: urgent, crisis; More
impromptu, extraordinary
"an emergency meeting" - a person with a medical condition requiring immediate treatment.
- NORTH AMERICAN
short for emergency room.
"he was rushed into emergency"
- arising from or needed or used in an emergency.
- a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
- a time when a difficult or important decision must be made.