Meanings
nouneconomic crisis (plural economic crises)
plural economic crises
- A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Similar
Broader
economic conditioncrisis
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 經濟危機 /经济危机
- 經濟危機 /经济危机 (jīngjì wēijī)period of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis
French crise économique
- crise économiqueperiod of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis
German Wirtschaftskrise
- Wirtschaftskriseperiod of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis
Hungarian gazdasági válság
- gazdasági válságperiod of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis
Indonesian krisis ekonomi
- krisis ekonomiperiod of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis
Italian crisi economica
- crisi economicaperiod of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis
Spanish crisis económica
- crisis económicaperiod of economic slowdown — see also financial crisis
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APA
economic crisis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20crisis
MLA
“economic crisis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20crisis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “economic crisis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20crisis.
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